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You did it like I do it. If a potential play is about to happen, I never verbally acknowledge the coach, I just hold my hand up to him/her in the universal wait signal.. This indicates to him/her that I heard the request and will allow it soon. I don't talk to him/her, until all play is over with. I just keep my eyes where they belong, at this time, on the play.
I've seen umpires call time while plays are possible and got burned, sometimes bad. One thing about me, I try to learn from my mistakes and others. There is no way I would want to explain to a coach while they just lost the results of a play because I got a little quick with the time call.
[Edited by TexBlue on Apr 25th, 2004 at 11:35 AM]
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