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Originally Posted by Dad
If the coach keeps asking for a TO I'm not going to ignore him because it was a split second before a player caught the ball.
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What if it's a half of a second? A full second? Two seconds? Five seconds? What if the pass is ever so slightly deflected by a defender, but is still caught by A2? What if A2 fumbles the catch and it rolls around on the floor for a "split second"?
5-8-3: Time-out occurs and the clock, if running, shall be stopped when an official: Grants a player’s/head coach’s oral or visual request for a time-out,
such request being granted only when:
a. The ball is at the disposal or in control of a player of his/her team.
b. The ball is dead, unless replacement of a disqualified, or injured player(s),
or a player directed to leave the game is pending, and a substitute(s) is
available and required.