Time Out

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rbruno

8 sec left in a tie game. White has the ball under Red's basket. Pass in is tipped and stolen by Red, then White, then Red again.... White coach tries to call time out just as his team got the ball on their steal. Before I can acknowledge the time out Red steals for the second time. I blow the whistle but Red has possession.

I hate these situations. Could be avoided if the NFHS didn't allow head coaches to request timeouts during a clock running live ball.

Officials need to concentrate on the players in these situations, not on oral and/or visual timeout requests coming from "somebody" near the bench.