When coaches ask me,"hey ref how many timeouts I got left?"
Even when I know the number, I always say "coach, please verify with the Table Personnel."
I do this because I'm not the secretary, I'm the arbiter of the contest. Even if I know the number of timeouts, I remove myself from culpability if they are given "bad" information. I have enough to worry about in applying the rules of play while the action of the contest is occuring. I not a secretary.
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