.3 Seconds on the Clock - The Official Forum

williebfree Greetings All! 7th grade... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 11:38am

Jeremy Hohn Well with that little of... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 11:46am

Hawks Coach NF rules, clock starts when... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 11:51am

JLK Wouldn't white's throw in be... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 12:38pm

williebfree Clarification Wed Nov 27, 2002, 12:53pm

BktBallRef JLK is correct. Wed Nov 27, 2002, 01:15pm

just another ref Others may disagree, but I... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 02:21pm

williebfree Here is what my partner and I... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 05:17pm

Hawks Coach I don't understand what... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 10:10pm

cmonref Here is what willie really... Wed Nov 27, 2002, 11:24pm

williebfree HAWKS COACH & CMON Wed Nov 27, 2002, 11:57pm

Nevadaref But Willie, You and your... Thu Nov 28, 2002, 02:53am

Jurassic Referee Re: HAWKS COACH & CMON Thu Nov 28, 2002, 04:29am

rainmaker I thought the rule was that... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 10:11am

bob jenkins 7-6-1 "The throw-in pass... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 10:45am

rainmaker Yes, I see. Thanks. So in... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 10:52am

rpirtle No. Violation occurred the... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 11:03am

Hawks Coach Lag time question Fri Nov 29, 2002, 11:19am

rpirtle Trail shouldn't chop clock... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 11:26am

Hawks Coach I am saying that trail chops... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 12:58pm

rpirtle I agree with you. Clock never... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 02:17pm

BktBallRef Rule reference coach? I... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 10:03pm

Hawks Coach I was referring to the... Fri Nov 29, 2002, 11:33pm

BktBallRef Thanks for the clarification,... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 01:36am

jbduke Coach, In this situation,... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 01:46am

Nevadaref Lady and Gents, I believe... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 02:16am

Jurassic Referee Whether the time was properly... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 05:26am

Jurassic Referee So,Nevada,if A1 is making a... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 05:38am

Nevadaref B][/QUOTE]So,Nevada,if A1 is... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 06:01am

Jurassic Referee Personally, I would like to... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 06:55am

BktBallRef The rule doesn't say that in... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 07:08am

williebfree Hello again When I first... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 07:37am

jbduke BkbRef wrote: Originally... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 12:43pm

bigwhistle I'm still wondering where you... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 12:56pm

just another ref 5-9-4 ".....the clock shall... Sat Nov 30, 2002, 10:22pm

BktBallRef Exactly. The NCA addresses... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 12:28am

just another ref I think a kick would result... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 11:42am

BktBallRef Technically, the way the rule... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 01:24pm

RookieDude Possibly...but, consider... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 01:50pm

BktBallRef Not true, dude. From the... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 02:20pm

RookieDude ...Well, that all sounds real... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 03:33pm

Jurassic Referee Possibly...but, consider... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 03:53pm

RookieDude I agree completely with Tony... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 04:00pm

Jurassic Referee ...Huh?...Did you not see I... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 04:22pm

RookieDude Ok...gottcha...dang...and I... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 05:14pm

BktBallRef Dude, the two plays have... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 05:53pm

just another ref The clock starts when... Sun Dec 01, 2002, 08:12pm

BktBallRef We agree. Mon Dec 02, 2002, 02:05am

fletch_irwin_m Long thread and I may have... Mon Dec 02, 2002, 11:19am

Mark Dexter Good one, big! :D Thu Dec 12, 2002, 12:40am

Mark Dexter Haven't we gone over this... Thu Dec 12, 2002, 12:42am

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Wed Nov 27, 2002, 05:17pm

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Here is what my partner and I did...

Additional information:

I know the coach of Blue (visiting team) fairly well and feel safe in saying that he is not going to make an issue if the teams play out the clock. I also have a good rapport with the home coach. This game has had countless lead changes throughout... neither team led by more than 6 points.

During the home team's last timeout, I approached the Referee and reminded him that according to the rules, there is not enough time to attempt a legal shot with .3 second or less. The R is doing his 1st game of the year and I had been the R in the B game (1st game of the night). His decision was to let them "play it." I agreed.

What happened?

A1 inbounds the ball to opposite corner. A2 pumps up a 3-pt shot that bangs off the rim as the horn sounds.

Immediately following the horn, the visiting coach raced over and adamantly thanked us for letting the kids finish the game.

If it had been a HS game, I would not have had any qualms about strictly adhering to the letter of the rule. In fact, I would have insisted on it.

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