[SamIAm]

Originally Posted by inigo montoya

The coach was calling for timeout before his kid traveled. I didn't hear him until after the travel. His kids & the other team both went to their benches since had heard the yell for timeout. I went over to the coach and said "Coach, your player traveled before I granted the timeout. He must have heard your request before I did, and didn't wait for the whistle. Would you still like your timeout?" There were only 10 seconds left in the half, he had been hoping to set up a play, but since his team had just turned the ball over he no longer wanted the time out. He said that no, if I had a travel then he didn't want the timeout, and I called both benches back. Only took a few seconds.

I understand and can remember figuring out what happened after the fact a few times.