NEW Case Book ruling!!!

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The quarter ends when the ball becomes dead...which is when time expires or an airborne try ends or after all FTs have been shot. A player that is injured as the quarter ends does not extend the quarter.

While the rules book clearly spells out when a quarter ends, it does not state nearly as clearly when the intermission is to begin. Most of us understand it to begin immediately, but that is under normal circumstances.

Plus there is one substantial gray area.

5-6-2 EXCEPTIONS:...
3. If a foul occurs so near the expiration of time that the timer cannot get the clock stopped before time expires or after time expires, but while the ball is in flight during a try or tap for field goal. The quarter or extra period ends when the free throw(s) and all related activity have been completed. ...

To examine this phrase consider the following play which includes a foul.

If airborne A1 trys for goal just prior to the horn sounding and then charges into B1 prior to returning to the floor causing B1 to be injured on the play and require treatment on the playing floor, is the time it takes to attend to B1 considered part of that quarter? Is the injury to B1 and his treatment on the floor "related activity" which has not yet been completed?

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The time that the player is injured is not relevant. What is relevant is when the player is attended to....which is during intermission.

Really? Where does it say that? 3-3-5 specifies that it must be a player who is injured and also states WHERE the coach or bench personnel must be beckoned, but it says nothing about WHEN.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Not gonna happen....but an interesting question. Not sure. I think he was unconcioius.

Still doesn't solve the issue though. When the team doctor writes out a note for you on the spot are you going to allow the kid to start the 3rd quarter?