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Originally Posted by JRutledge
This happened twice in my game and I have never heard a coach say this. Have you ever had a coach ask for a timeout that was not during a FT saying "Time out if the ball goes in."
First time it happen I was not involved at all. My partner was in front of one of the coaches and he said to him..."I want a timeout if we get into trouble."
Then the second time I was involved. The coach asks for timeout twice (that I can tell) and the third time he says "timeout.....if the ball goes in the hole." The problem is that the player had the ball at the division line and by the time I recognized he was asking for a timeout I had already blew the whistle. The coach claimed that I should have rescinded the timeout, but I didn't. I did not see the reason to considering I was not expecting to hear further instructions. Then the coach had the nerve to suggest I should know basketball and understand such a request (I found that funny BTW).
I am wondering have you ever had a coach make a time out request with "conditions" for you to decide if the timeout should and when it should be given?
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JRut,
One of my partners had the EXACT SAME SITUATION the other night. If the first part of the phrase that you hear is TIME OUT AND he/she can legally request it, you grant it. Once you grant it, you grant it. You were quite correct, in my opinion. I would suggest to the coach, "Next time, indicate the CONDITION FIRST, that alleviates the problem."
"If they score here, I would like a time out.", etc.
I ALWAYS remind the coach to "Remind me by requesting the time out when you want it just to make SURE you still want -- I will be looking at you for confirmation." Seems to work for me. It also allows the coach to back out of a timeout, if he/she desires.