No timeouts...but coach wants one

[Nu1]

Thanks for the input. As always, I get good info. here. So, I've locked up my position on telling the coaches when they're out of timeouts. As per rule 2-11-6, I'll tell the coaches they are out.

Now, as far as granting that timeout that doesn't exist...that's another thing to add to my pregame. I'd rather be the trail - closer to the coach - and be able to verify verbally, "You want a timeout?", before I give it...if I can. That way when he says, "Yes!", and he gets it...along with the T...he can't say, "Oh, no! You misunderstood me." That would be better than trying to look through the players...in a noisy gym...to the coach who I think is making the timeout signal.