Game Management

[Kelvin green]

This type of play would have to be one that I could call from Japan ( game being played anywhere in the Continental United States).

If this were a close game I think the officials would be crucified.

The way I read this play and I will summarize for clarification

-Team has ball for inbounds throw
-coach requests timeout after ball is released
-ref blows whistle
-ref then says no time out it's OOB
-Team then gets tiime out because of being granted

It is unclear here but if the ref blew the whistle while the ball was in the air and then Calls OOB, Shame on him.
If ball was in the air it becomes a inadvertent whistle and that whole mess.

If the players heard time out and walked away from the play it was so close (it seems) to ball being released. And referees the time to actually recognize coach, If you call this it is a time out. Otherwise dont blow the whistle and call the color and direction (and but on your Kevlar)

This is a lesson on how NOT to manage a game!