2man mechanic between quarters?

[Nevadaref]

Originally posted by Paul LeBoutillier
So that I might better understand this procedure of where we're standing during breaks I'd love to have it explained.

Why the difference in position on a 60 versus a 30 sec timeout? Is there an advantage that being on the arc gives you in a 30 second T/O?

Just curious.

The idea is that you are closer to the team's huddle during the TO and thus can better insure that the players remain standing during the 30-second time-out and can get them out on the floor and ready to resume the game quicker. Maybe you being out there in the middle also discourages the cheerleaders from taking the floor, which they are not supposed to do during a 30.

Remember the full time-out has a warning horn 15 seconds before the TO ends, but for the 30 there is only 10 seconds to get ready to go after the warning horn.