When does time limit begin?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally posted by Dakota
I received the following instructions at a recent tournament...
5) The official start time will be an announced time-of-day, not when you punch your countdown timer.

I use a countdown timer on my handy Timex, but I do also note the start time on my watch as a backup. I announce loud enough for all to hear (but not to coaches individually), "We are on the clock. Game time is whatever is on your watch right now." In that way, I make it plain that I understand that we didn't synchronize every watch in the crowd, nor do I care to do that.