Start of 4th quarter..

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by MatthewPV

Can someone point me in the right direction...

NFHS - Team A has the arrow to start the 4th quarter. I am the lead, and the trial administers the ball to team B by mistake. I notice because the action is going away from me so at first I think I am mistakenly gone to the wrong end, but my partner notices and blows the play dead. Five seconds has come off the clock. My partner decides just to kill the play and give Team A the ball at the division line. Was this the proper procedure.

I see that this is not covered in 2-10 correctable errors, and nothing in 6-4 regarding the arrow. Some "direction" would be appropriated. Thanks!

Nice pun.

Once the ball is touched inbounds, you can no longer retract this error.

Since you had 5 seconds comes off the clock, this was obviously the case, so your partner's decision was in error. However, with no changes of possession, etc., it does seem very much the right thing to do!

I officiate college football and we're told that if anything happens and we're unsure of the ruling, to not let the next play happen, and to question the Referee (white hat) of the ruling. I think the same should have been done here: even though you thought for a second that you were out of position, kill the play with your whistle, and now it's official's time. You then can either get to the other end of the court, or give the correct team the ball.

Secondly, when you're the Umpire, do you have a quick conversation with the Referee that includes what direction and who gets the ball for the throw-in to start a quarter? If not, consider adding it to your quarter-time habits.

Here's a thread where it was discussed that maybe it should be a CE: NOT a Correctable Error, BUT should it be???

You'll also need to tell the coach not receiving his rightful first possession of the quarter: "Coach, you'll get two of the next three."