Excessive Timeout Situation

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

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1) My copy of the rules book just says "notify a team and its coach ..." -- not "head coach". 2-11-6

2) The "notify at half-time" is listes as a requirement of the referee 2-4-4. The "notify of last TO" is a scorers requirement 2-11. Thus, the difference in what we'd do. Now, if the scorer tells the official and the official doesn't notify the team, you might have an argument.

3) A thorw-in boundary violation (not touching the ball or a player) is only a T after a warning. That's clear in 10-1-10. [/B][/QUOTE]


Bob:

I goofed up when I wrote my post. The NFHS says: "notify a team and its COACH"; the NCAA says: "notify a team and its HEAD COACH".

I guess should be charged with an administrative technical foul for not clarifying my rule book quotes.

I do not want to second guess the Rules Committees but I think that both groups would agree that COACH and HEAD COACH refer to the same person on the bench. The real discussion should be does notifying an assistant coach quailfy with getting the information the the head coach. But that is another discussion.