Disqualified player question...

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Brad

No -- I do use the timer to time the clock and actually I misspoke -- I will get them to give me the first horn. However, I'll handle the expiration of time myself.

I know what the rule says, but I have been given this advice in pre-games with veteran officials that work a lot of games... If it works for them, it'll work for me

I get the feeling that we both kinda agree on this one from the git-go anyway. I'm not handing out "T"s to a kid that's a few steps from the table either.

You don't look for the "T", but sometimes it's forced on you though.