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As a scorekeeper at a D-III school for the women's and men's teams, I will tell the officials when a team is out of timeouts and when a team has one left. Regarding situations when a team has one left, sometimes the officials ask for this information; otherwise, I volunteer it. When I mention that a team has one left without being asked, some seem to appreciate being told, some don't seem particularly interested. And there are times when I'm asked by an official to provide the information for each team, regardless of how many timeouts are left.
While I see some of the officials several times a year, my memory isn't good enough to remember from one time to the next if an official seemed to want to know when a team was down to one timeout. So I provide that information and let the official use it (or not use it) as he or she sees fit.
Does this seem appropriate? Would it be a good idea to ask the official who checks the book before the game begins how this should be handled? Or it would be best to only provide the information about timeouts left if and when I'm asked? (as long as I always remember to tell the officials when a team has used its last timeout). Thanks in advance.
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