Because there is (should be) a second between you saying the number
before you reset the stall and saying "1". Previously you've had to
say stalling to *start* the stall, but now the stall is continuing so
you don't (shouldn't) need it.

C

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 23:16, Ben Blackman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Much as I hate to prolong an already long and fairly petty debate...
>
> In the past, a stall resetting meant going back to zero, rather than 1.
>
> However,
> 18.1.5. For any subsequent uncontested marking infraction called
> during the same
> throwers possession, the marker must reset the count to one (1) and
> continue.
>
> If my understanding's right, the zero count of 'stalling' should take a 
> second during a normal stall; 'stalling,  1, 2, 3...' rather than 
> 'stallingone, 2, 3...' (or have the rules changed...?)
>
> So why is it the case that after two foul calls, the count isn't fully reset? 
> If it goes back to one, the count is only nine seconds.
>
> Matt said "Now for all references to the stall count, the rules quote the 
> first number
> you should say. So stall resets to 1 means that you have to say 1..2... (A
> second contact effectively resets the stall to 0 and gives you a whole new
> 10 seconds)."
>
> I don't think it is a whole new ten seconds, i think it's 9. A small 
> difference perhaps, but one that rule wise doesn't really make sense to me, 
> and crucially, could mean a stall out at a critical time. It seems a little 
> incongruous in my opinion.
>
> I would have thought that the case of two contacts should be "stalling, 
> 1,2,3,4,contact,3,4,5,contact,stalling, 1,2,3,4...." but the rules do clearly 
> specify a return to count 1 rather than zero. Can anyone explain to me why 
> this is?
>
>
> Apologies if i have any fundamental misunderstanding of the rules here, just 
> looking for a bit of clarification to ensure i don't bark up the wrong tree 
> at tour 0.
>
> Cheers
>
> Beej
>
>
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:09:16 +0100
> From: "Matt Harwood" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [BD] Contact Rule: Go back 2
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: Richard D Shelmerdine <[email protected]>
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>
>> So, if the stall goes back to 1 and continues uninterrupted from there, we
>> don't actually need to say "one", right?
>> "1,2,3,4,contact,3,4,5,contact,2,3,4...."
>
> Wrong.
>
> The rules have been changed to try and remove the misunderstanding on where
> you restart a stall, ie. When someone used to say stall is coming in on 3,
> did that mean stalling 3..4.. or stalling 4..5..
>
> Now for all references to the stall count, the rules quote the first number
> you should say. So stall resets to 1 means that you have to say 1..2... (A
> second contact effectively resets the stall to 0 and gives you a whole new
> 10 seconds).
>
> At least that's my understanding...
>
> Matt
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