Illegal substitution?

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by ODog

I'm wayyyyy late to the party here, but my question arising from this thread isn't so much about the "who's coming out" aspect. It's about the reporting aspect.

What I've learned from this is that something most officials on our board do is probably something we shouldn't be doing:
Sub is at the table, team calls timeout. Official heads to the reporting area, reports the timeout, instructs timer to start the clock, says "Sub(s), you're good" and beckons, then heads to the timeout position and the rest is history.

I'm getting the impression this isn't the best idea. What do you guys do? Report the timeout, ignore the sub at the table, then just see what happens when the timeout is over? Is the theory that this kid has already "reported," and since we're now in a TO, he won't need to be beckoned when play resumes?

How does that approach eliminate the possibility of the OP, when the sub never enters the court following the TO and the opposing coach takes issue? Do we make the sub report before the warning horn?

I can get behind this and will start doing this tonight, I just want to make sure I'm understanding it properly.

Personally, I do the part in bold. If I see a kid report after the first horn, I won't let them in. That's about all for me. Others may do things differently.