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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by rainmaker
If a player is down, then of course there's not much necessary in the way of a signal, except to beckon the coach in. But if there will be any doubt as to what is happening, I do it this way: whistle, pause until everyone is looking*, pat chest and verbalize "My time." It's totally against the book, or at least it's not in the book, but it's effective and efficient.
*I don't regard this as "drawing attention to myself" or "making it all about me". I see it as good communication.
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I don't see what patting your chest & saying "my time" adds in terms of communication.
In the original case, blow the whistle & point to the glasses on the floor. Once they are back on the kid's nose where they belong put the ball back in play. IMO it should be clear even to the goofiest of us what's going on.
As Tom said we don't have any time outs.
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At your exalted level of play, I imagine people do understand what's happening. 7th grade girls, and their idiot savant table people, completely clueless coaches and other assorted hangers-on usually need to be told specifically, and immediately, what's happening, and who's to blame.