Shot clock

[Hawks Coach]

NF has no shot clock, although individual states may make their own shot clock rule. I am familiar with women's NCAA provisions, because we use them for HS and AAU girls ball.

1. 30 sec clock
2. No 10 sec. backcourt count
3. Can get a five sec. closely guardd count in backcourt
4. Clock resets when
- ball hits rim of offensive team's basket
- ball is kicked
- offensive player is fouled
- defense achieves team control of ball
5. Shot/try must be released before shot clock expires
6. Once try is legally relaesed, ball can hit rim after clock expires and play continues with shot clock reset - players and refs must know that play does not stop on horn if shot clock expires with ball in air
7. Mechanically speaking, I believe the proper reset signal is extending index finger upward and making a small circle in the air (about head level)
8. Shot clocks must be equally visible to each team (cannot favor one end of the court ove another with positioning of clock)

Having a shot clock requires careful instruction to the timer and gives the officials one more thing to monitor. Being aware of situations that may lead to a clock operator erroneously resetting (especially airballs and balls that hit backboard but not rim) is important. Check clock on every shot release so you can get it right if it is erroneously reset and offense rebounds.

I hope you are doing 3 man, cause I know when I have seen it with two-man it gets hard to keep track of that in addition to everything else. Mistakes will be made and not caught.