[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I agree with NCAAREF, about the Timer's resposibility in this situation. Of course replacing a player who has fouled out is not always a pleasant situation for the parties involved. The NFHS requires horns and 25 and 30 seconds as opposed to the NCAA's 15 and 30. I instruct my timer's to sound the appropriate warning buzzer but only to nod his/her head when the 30 second time limit is reached. The reason being is that I want to be the one as to when to sound the 30 second buzzer because if the player has not reported to the Scorer before the 30 second buzzer. Why? If a the substitute is just starting to make his/her way to the Scorer from his/her spot on the bench and the 30 second buzzer goes off, by rule this is a technical foul charged to the Head Coach. I do not want to be in a position of charging a technical foul that can be avoided by game management. Now having said that, I if that coach has made no effort to get a substitute to the Scorer and all is is doing is trying to make his displeasure about the call known to all mankind, then I will give the signal to the Timer to sound the buzzer and then let the fun begin (technical foul charged to the Head Coach). I can honestly say that in 31 yrs of officiating that I have not had to T a Head Coach in this situation (and knocking on wood, I hope that I do not ever have to do it), but it is these types of situations that Head Coaches just bring upon themselves because they cannot move forward and start thinking about the rest of the game.