Half Time

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

The rule says it's a T if the team delays the start of the second half. It does NOT say "after being notified, delays the start...". It's like an excess TO -- the official is supposed to notify the team that they have used their last TO, but even if they don't, it's still a T. I agree we can / should be a bit more flexible on the definition of "full minute" if the team hasn't been notified, but it's still on the team.

Agree that two wrongs (no notification and delay start of second half; or no notification and excess timeout requested and granted) don't make a right.

I would be very embarrassed and my assigner would be very upset if I gave no notification and an excess timeout was requested and granted, but that wouldn't stop me from enforcing the excess timeout technical foul penalty.

On the other hand, if the table/officials didn't notify the team that there was three minutes left in halftime and the start of the second half was delayed, I might be more flexible in regarding enforcing penalties.

But that's just my personal opinion, not that of the NFHS.