Timeout Requested, Time Out Granted ???

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

... this whistle was an inadvertent whistle because the timeout was granted while there was no player control.

Thanks.

Is this also true for NFHS? I believe (opinion) that it is the same. Control equals grant.

The situation I was thinking of was more open ended, there was no inadvertent whistle.

The official was undecided as to whether it was too late to grant the timeout because the Red player and the White player both had joint control of the ball (held ball) at the time the official considered granting the timeout request, said request being made when only the Red player had control of the ball.

What should the official have decided? I say don't grant. Call the held ball.