[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by Kelly Kinghorn
I had a clinician at a camp tell me once that we, as officials, "are not in the time out business." That means that we grant them as requested and that is all. We may check the book for our own knowledge, but we never tell a coach how many they have left. If we get wrong information and then pass that wrong information along, we are the bad guys.

If a coach ever asks me about TO's, I always refer him to the home scorekeeper. If the scorekeeper does his job, the coach will have all the info he needs. If they request a TO they do not have, I just give it to them.

Granted we are not in the TO business but by rule we do have one mandatory obligation. Furthermore, end-game management has been a point of emphasis (especially NCAA Women's) for the last couple of years.