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Old Tue Jan 21, 2014, 01:11pm
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Originally Posted by CountTheBasket View Post
I've done it a couple of times in rec ball, especially after doing 4 or 5 games in a row it can be tough to remember who is cocahing which team and what direction we're going at the current moment. I never give them the TO even though I know I'm supposed to. I just figure they need to learn and giving them the TO anyway isn't the way to teach. Plus it avoids the parent yells that are sure to come next, "they don't have the ball he can't call timeout!!"
By not giving the TO in this situation, you may be giving the coach exactly what he really wants - a reset of his defense - without charging him for the timeout.
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