This happened to me last night

[joseph2493]

Originally posted by rwest
26 seconds left in a tie game. The home team has the ball. They pass the ball around in their front court for about 20 seconds at which point the number 2 guard puts up a three pointer from the corner. It goes in. The crowd goes crazy. Their is about 3 seonds left on the clock when the ball went in. The visitors immediately get the ball and inbound it. I'm trail but I can't hear the coach yell for a timeout. I don't see anyone call for a timeout until after time has expired. The visiting coach is upset. The assistant coach said that he was yelling for a timeout.

My question is this, what should I have done differently to get the timeout? I was watching my primary. I couldn't take my eyes off of the game or I could have missed a foul. You're not suppose to grant a timeout unless you know it came from the head coach or a player on the court (an assistant can't call timeout). So how do you handle a situation where the coach is yelling for a timeout when he's behind you? In this situation I didnt even hear it because of the crowd.

Thanks!
Randall

P.S. Wow, I'm now a senior member!

Pregame, pregame, pregame...

Both with your parter and the coaches...

Coach I can't grant your timeout unless I can see you, tell him/her to make sure the kids are listening for him and signal the time out as well.

As for as you and your partner. I always have the Trail that is transitioning to lead glance at the bench before running off to see if the HC is signaling... This works pretty well, the new trail is a little busy right there with the throw in...IMO