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Originally Posted by chartrusepengui
Do you normally whistle play dead before a player commits violation or foul?  |
No. In fact, earlier in the game we had a visiting player pick up the ball and take several steps toward his bench because his coach had requested a time out. Problem was that as trail I was opposite table and already past the division line and my partner was in lead. I whistled the travel even though it was clear what had happened: player heard is coach call for time out and thought it had been granted. I called the travel and asked the coach if he still wanted his timeout. No reason to reward one player's lack of knowledge.
But in a middle school game when all the players from both teams are confused as to what is happening, it seemed prudent. Based on the case play (not sure why I couldn't find that) I will make sure that I misinformed the players before blowing the whistle.