There a quite a few that have them. We installed them this year.

 

I haven't seen any in NKY.

I have seen quite a few in Eastern Ky this year. ll if our away games this year they have had them except for Boyle Co. And i think someone said they have put some in this week.

I have never seen a play clock at a high school football game.

 

Head over to Indiana and take in a game at Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn, or East Central. They all use them.

 

I think it should be a rule that for all schools to have them.

I looked up the prices of the mobile play clock from a local Louisville vendor. Independent system with stand (portable) $4,799--- add another $1,749 for a wireless remote for an official/ press box use.

 

Hard to make it a rule when some teams don't even have a $6k yearly budget. I would love to have them, just don't think it is economically feasible to make it a rule. Now, they can make it a rule if KHSAA wants to foot the bill.:thumb:

I just believe it's a necessity. Your asking a lot out of a kid to try and manage a game by watching the scoreboard. Or even looking for help from the sideline.

The back judge raises his hand when there is five seconds to go on the play clock. The coach should teach this to his Qb.

The coach should be managing the clock and end game situations most staffs have a guy standing by the coach with a stop watch, counting the time.

I've only been to a handful of places that have one.

 

I think it's easier to have one, and I've seen a team as recently as a few weeks ago regularly get about a 30 second play clock without a penalty. If it's visible, the officials can't ignore it.

Sometimes it depends on the game, if they let it roll a little long. If a game is out of hand they let it go a little.

 

Remember the play clock starts on the ready whistle.

I looked up the prices of the mobile play clock from a local Louisville vendor. Independent system with stand (portable) $4,799--- add another $1,749 for a wireless remote for an official/ press box use.

 

Hard to make it a rule when some teams don't even have a $6k yearly budget. I would love to have them, just don't think it is economically feasible to make it a rule. Now, they can make it a rule if KHSAA wants to foot the bill.:thumb:

 

Lawnboy the officials will not use the remote. They only use their game master system which is on the back judges side it vibrates and buzzes at delay of game. It also keeps official game clock thus the resetting of the clock sometimes when needed. They have a small range of official time and play clocks and if they stay outside of that range then they can order the play clocks off and or game clock on scoreboard off as well. They will not use nor do they want to keep up with the play clocks on the field.

 

When most ref crews come to South and the back judge meets with the timers before game they tell us that they are using their game master as official time and delay of games and they will single with 10 and 5 to go. They tell us the ref is watching them and not the clocks. The back judge is watching the play clocks to ensure they are within a second or two of his timer.

 

With this said I feel that they are still useful for teams to managed the game.

Lawnboy the officials will not use the remote. They only use their game master system which is on the back judges side it vibrates and buzzes at delay of game. It also keeps official game clock thus the resetting of the clock sometimes when needed. They have a small range of official time and play clocks and if they stay outside of that range then they can order the play clocks off and or game clock on scoreboard off as well. They will not use nor do they want to keep up with the play clocks on the field.

 

When most ref crews come to South and the back judge meets with the timers before game they tell us that they are using their game master as official time and delay of games and they will single with 10 and 5 to go. They tell us the ref is watching them and not the clocks.

 

LawnBoy? Cute.:irked:

 

Simply said there is no need for play clocks.

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Lawnboy the officials will not use the remote. They only use their game master system which is on the back judges side it vibrates and buzzes at delay of game. It also keeps official game clock thus the resetting of the clock sometimes when needed. They have a small range of official time and play clocks and if they stay outside of that range then they can order the play clocks off and or game clock on scoreboard off as well. They will not use nor do they want to keep up with the play clocks on the field.

 

When most ref crews come to South and the back judge meets with the timers before game they tell us that they are using their game master as official time and delay of games and they will single with 10 and 5 to go. They tell us the ref is watching them and not the clocks. The back judge is watching the play clocks to ensure they are within a second or two of his timer.

 

With this said I feel that they are still useful for teams to managed the game.

 

We have had some back judges use it at our home games.

Sorry lawdawg my auto correct corrected to lawn boy who is another user on here

Bracken has them. They just don't use them.

Bracken has them. They just don't use them.

We also have the basketball scoreboard that keeps player fouls and pts, never seen it used either. lol

Unless it is mandated by NFHS, the KHSAA wont push these as a rule.

 

That being said, I like the idea of having them, but they have to be affordable for teams to purchase, no way I'm paying $6500+ for that when I can buy an entire inning by inning wireless scoreboard for our softball team a few years ago for the total price for two portable play clocks, I have to think that there is a better option to purchase these from.

 

None of the Fayette County Public Schools have play clocks, not sure about Lexington Catholic or Lexington Christian.

Quite a few have them in WKy

Lawnboy the officials will not use the remote. They only use their game master system which is on the back judges side it vibrates and buzzes at delay of game. It also keeps official game clock thus the resetting of the clock sometimes when needed. They have a small range of official time and play clocks and if they stay outside of that range then they can order the play clocks off and or game clock on scoreboard off as well. They will not use nor do they want to keep up with the play clocks on the field.

 

When most ref crews come to South and the back judge meets with the timers before game they tell us that they are using their game master as official time and delay of games and they will single with 10 and 5 to go. They tell us the ref is watching them and not the clocks. The back judge is watching the play clocks to ensure they are within a second or two of his timer.

 

With this said I feel that they are still useful for teams to managed the game.

 

So from reading this, what I'm gathering is that the play clocks in the endzones are not a tool for officiating, since the back judge is deferring to the game master system on his person. That means the play clocks are more of a tool for the players on the field and the coaching staffs. That being the case, I don't see the point in adding that cost by mandating that teams have them.

 

Also, if the back judge is trying to keep and eye on the play clocks to make sure they're within a second or two of his official timer, then man would that make for some potential drama from the coaching staffs if there's a delay of game called when the time clock in the endzone still says there's another second to pull off the play, or vice versa.