In pregame I ask each coach CLEARLY to signal timeout length immediatly.

Invariably they don't.

I'm callng after them and yelling into their huddle . COACH?? What is it?

Any better way?

No better way that i am aware of--ask them in the begining to let you know -but after that just ask as you go to report time out

If I get to the reporting area and still don't know what kind of time-out they want, they just bought their team a full time-out. I'm very clear with them about this in the coaches conference and I have never had them squawk about getting a full when they neglected to tell me which kind they wanted.

Z

Since you have to verify the coach is the one requesting the TO, you're (usually) looking at the coach anyway.

Keep looking at him / her and ask as soon as you blow the whistle and announce the TO.

He /She will be looking at you as the TO is called, since they've been trying to get your attention anyway.

True bob - but how many times a games does that happen to you?

Then it is a full.
 

I simply ask the coach, "what do you want?" They usually respond and say. If they do not, I give the a full timeout. It is that simple. I would say that most of the time it does not even come to that.

Peace

I hate it when they want a 60 second (not "Full" :) ) timeout and just ignore you, rather than tell you. :mad:

How many times does what happen to me?

Since I started asking earlier rather than later, I've been getting the answers more clearly.

I let them know in pre-game that they will get a full if they dont specify while asking for one. I make sure they understand this. But it never fails, they dont and I have to hit them with a full!

I find out each head coach's first name before the game. In the heat of the action, they often forget to tell you what they want for a TO no matter what you pre-game with them...but you'll get their attention almost always if you use their first name. If they ask for one and don't specify, yell:

"Bob, full or thirty?"

I give him 2 chances to reply or it's a full. It has only been unsuccessful 1 time in the 3 years I've been doing it. The one time it was unsuccessfull, coach didn't get too mad!

I do not advise calling a coach by his first name.

Explain please?
 

I might know why, but everyone else might not.

Peace