Mercy Rule

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by agr8zebra

Rule 5-5-3
Rule 5 Section 5 ART. 3 ... A quarter(s) may be shortened in an emergency or at any time by mutual agreement of the opposing coaches and referee. Playing time and number of quarters for nonvarsity game quarters may be reduced by mutual agreement of opposing coaches.
NOTE: A state association by adoption may institute a running clock when a specified point differential is reached at a specified time in the game.


Does anyone officiate in an area or state that has a Running Clock adoption? If so what is the rule/procedure?

In FL, if a team gets a 35 point lead in the second half, the clock is running. It only stops for time-outs and the end of the quarter. Sometimes, like last night, time run out before a kid shoots FTs. Since they will make no difference in the game, they are not shot. And a team getting the margin UNDER 35 has no bearing on the running clock.

If AZ had this rule, it would have saved the forum from having an extra thread.