Coaches rule

[ChuckElias]

Tom, welcome to the forum. You came to the right place, but got some bad responses, unfortunately. Here's the applicable rule. It's 10-5-1a in the National Federation of High Schools rule book:

SECTION 5: COACHES' RULE
Art 1. . . The head coach must remain seated on the bench at all times while the clock is running or is stopped except to:
a. Rise and stand in front of his/her seat to request a time-out or to signal his/her players to request a time-out.

So the official should not have issued the second T. And if you were the coach, you should make the official buy you the adult beverage of your choice.