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But would the administering official remember what he indicated?
Maybe it was a couple of newbies but for both of them to make the mistake just seems odd. As someone else said, if (1) you give the correct mechanic for the 60 second TO and (2) stand in the correct location for the 60 second TO, this helps you not make mistakes like this. Whenever a coach requests a TO, once I know if it is a 30 or 60, I inform the other team's coach of the length (verification #1), inform the table with the proper mechanic (verification #2), indicate to my partner(s) the type (30 or 60) and throw in location (verification #3), stand in the proper location (verification #4),and if there is no clock countdown, I also mentally do the countdown myself (verification #5). This pretty much eliminates any possibility of cutting it short (unless both teams are ready to play prior to the TO expiring.
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