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Offline biltheref

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Correcting a Timing Error - Mechanics
« on: October 27, 2015, 09:05:31 PM »
0:23 left in the 2nd Quarter.  Team A has no timeouts remaining.  A runs play and is downed inbounds with 0:19 left on the clock.

Head Coach of A requests a time out.  Linesman incorrectly stops clock to grant the time out.  Rest of crew realizes what has happened.

Questions: 

What would you do?
What are the mechanics of restarting the clock?

Offline prab

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Re: Correcting a Timing Error - Mechanics
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2015, 10:07:34 PM »
I would invoke 3.5.6 and start the clock immediately.

When a team attempts to conserve or consume time illegally, the referee shall order the clock started or stopped.

Offline biltheref

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Re: Correcting a Timing Error - Mechanics
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2015, 10:42:38 PM »
Mechanically,

When the referee knows the clock should be running--

Would the referee immediately blow his whistle and wind the clock?  And then blow his whistle for the ready for play?

Or,

Would he just give the wind the clock signal and hope the clock operator sees him?  And then blow the whistle for the ready for play?




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Re: Correcting a Timing Error - Mechanics
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2015, 11:21:01 PM »
I usually would just wind the clock and hopefully the clock operator is see it if not I would blow the whistle and wind the clock. I would consider this the RFP since this there only 13 seconds left the play clock doesn't matter.

Offline HLinNC

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Re: Correcting a Timing Error - Mechanics
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2015, 07:00:02 AM »
Wind/whistle as the error is on the official.  As NorCal said, that is your RFP.