Some clarifying points....
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach:
it sounds like it is not exactly a bang-bang call. The ball has progressed up court...
The ball handler progressed maybe two steps up the court before stopping due to the whistle. Both whistles are descernable on the vedio tape, and are 2-3 seconds apart.
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Originally posted by bsilliman:
You are with the ball and you blow your whistle. The coach who is getting the ball reacts and calls a timeout which the other official recognizes. Easy.....
It was not the coach getting the ball (who is standing right in front of me) who requested the timeout but the one who lost the ball and therefore wanted to chew butt. Naturally he is at the other end of the gym (near my partner).
I admit there is no excuse for not hearing your partner's whistle but it happened.
Once that happened, the term "easy" didn't seem to apply.
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Orginally posted by PAULK1:
dont look away from the court to point...
This is always good to remember. Actually, I made the call with my shoulders square and facing directly toward the coach who would get the ball (blue). I didn't look away from the court, but was looking across the court, not down it. (I have no idea which way my partner was facing....)
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Hawks Coach pointed out:
I recommend that the officials decide what the call is, call both coaches out and notify them of the decision, and then commence the timeout officially.
This is one of the key points of resolving the problem. Never mind how many seconds the teams have already had - inform both coaches of the ruling, then give them the full allotted time for the timeout. There is more to consider....
