Ball Ready for Play

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At our last meeting, one of our referees gave a brief talk about making the ball ready for play. He stated that he had received a complaint from a coach regarding the subject matter. It was late in the 4th Qtr. and the offense had used up all of its time outs. There was approximately 1:30 on the play clock and counting down. The complaint came when the officiating crew continued to maintain the SAME pace in putting the ball back in play. Again, I repeat the same pace - no faster, or slower. The coach complained that other crews in similar situations were hurrying the ball back to the LOS. The referee that spoke recommended that we, as an association, not do that! He stated that we should maintain the same pace throughout the game. He also stated, that to hurry the ball back in play was unfair to the defense. Your thoughts and comments please!