Ending the Half

KWH

Robert Goodman wrote
...And are you kidding me, or is this procedure of preventing play at 0:00 and signaling RFP again actually in the rule book, and does anything I wrote contradict anything in the rule book?

The NFHS Rule is: 3-3-3
The NFHS Case Play is: 3.3.3 SITUATION B

Robert Goodman wrote
...stopping at :01 would satisfy the desideratum of not making it appear the period has ended while also not creating an artifact of providing extra time for more plays to be run.

Not found in any NFHS publications!!!

Robert Goodman wrote
...shouting "Play on"...

Not found in any NFHS publications!!!

KWH

JugglingReferee wrote
Stopping the play to mention that there is one more play is among the stupidest things I've ever heard of.

You are certainly entitled to you opinion, eh!

But, have you ever worked a game of football where the offense gets 4 downs to make a the line-to-gain, does not have a centre line, is not played with a full stripe ball, does not allow a team to score a "Single" (Rouge), does not have a foul call "Objectionable Conduct", does not have 25 yard endzones, and one half of le-rules book is not in printed in French?

Good day, eh! 😎

Rich

Robert Goodman wrote
If the contract expires at midnight and they want to extend negotiations, they pretend it hasn't expired yet and say they've stopped the clock in the negotiating room.

It would seem that stopping at :01 would satisfy the desideratum of not making it appear the period has ended while also not creating an artifact of providing extra time for more plays to be run.

Robert

The clock reads 0:00 all through overtime and nobody cares.

I just read through this thread today. I have had this happen. I wind, stop play at 0:00, announce an untimed down, and give the RFP. Not once was this seen as anything other than NOT a big deal.

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