Timeout Question

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by fonzzy07
Yeah I'd say that you handled it wrong. You shouldn't have even asked if the coach doesn't tell you by the time you get to the table its a full TO. Before I put the ball at his teams disposal I'd give him a warning. Then give the 5 second count and if he voices displeasure give him a T.

I'd say that you're about to handle this one wrong too.

If the coach ignores you, charge him/her with a full time-out. When the warning horn goes with 15 seconds left in the time-out, tell whatever team you're in front of that's the first(warning) horn. When the second horn goes to signify the end of the time-out, tell the team that the time-out is over. Give 'em a few seconds to get their players out on the court. No need to be overly-officious on this one. If the team still hasn't broken their huddle, then use the appropriate resuming-play procedure depending on which team is delaying, as per rule 7-5-1.

No need to go looking for trouble. Just follow the prescribed procedures and deal with whatever comes up.