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Old Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:18am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Player Control ...

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Granting timeouts requires player control, not team control.
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Are you sure this blanket statement is correct?
4-12-1: Control, Player: A player is in control of the ball when he/she is holding or dribbling a live ball.

5-8-3-A: Time-Out, Stopping Play: Time-out occurs and the clock, if running, must be stopped when an official: Grants and signals a player’s/head coach’s oral or visual request for a time-out, such request being granted only when: The ball is at the disposal or in control of a player of his/her team.


There is team control but no player control during an interrupted dribble, or when a ball is being passed among teammates.

Officials would not grant a request for a timeout during these two situations.
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