5 second count

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

You made me curious - why not? When is the visible count required?

Don't worry. Typical AR MSU.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Freddy

This begs two questions:
1. May an official call a 5 second closely guarded violation based on "five seconds in his head", not having given the mandatory visual count?
2. Would any official want to?

Yes.

No, but sometimes it happens.

[HokiePaul]

Originally Posted by Freddy

This begs two questions:
1. May an official call a 5 second closely guarded violation based on "five seconds in his head", not having given the mandatory visual count?
2. Would any official want to?

Had a 10 second violation call the other day where I didn't visually indicate every second. A1 inbounds the ball. I get to 4 seconds and the defender bats the ball away from the dribbler. I have a lapse in concentration and stop my visual count as players are diving on the floor for a loose ball. As I closed down on the play anticipating a held ball, A2 recovers and I realize that team control in the backcourt never ended, but I was certain that at least 3 seconds had passed. So I resume my count at 7 and eventually have a 10 second violation on A.

But to answer #2, I can't think of a reason I would want to do this. But I'd rather apply the rule correctly even if it didn't look good.