Watching the Clock

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OK…I am a coach asking a question about who is responsible for watching the time during the course of play?

Here is the situation…During the course of the game the officials had to put time back on the clock. I believe it happened twice in the 3rd quarter and once in the fourth quarter. Not a huge deal as there was a lot of time left in the game. But was correctly done. Fast forward to the end of the game. We felt there needed to be time put back on the clock ( a couple of seconds ).

I guess what I want to know is the procedure as a crew in order to keep track of this. I am a high school basketball official and I know the process for this in basketball. Is it the same……example official sees time on the clock as he blows his whistle to stop the clock….therefore time gets put back on. Or is it different in football then basketball. Thanks for any input. I am just wanting to learn so I am not that guy on the sideline coaching.