Thread: Correct ruling?
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Old Sat Jan 17, 2009, 09:24pm
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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee View Post
I do not grant these timeouts. A timeout request is only valid if the ball is in player possession. Otherwise, a coach could use a pending timeout as a tool to prevent a turnover. The coach must re-request the timeout when his team has the ball in player possession.
I agree with your ruling, but I don't see how a pending timeout could be a tool that would prevent a turnover any more than the current process.
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