Technical for excessive timeouts?

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by spf1wh

With 4 seconds remaining in a 7th grade game, team A was to receive a 1 free throw plus bonus. Team A coach was observed by me asking the official scorekeeper if he had a time out remaining. I witnessed the scorekeeper nodding yes. Coach A calls time out and it is granted. Team B designated score keeper argues they do not have one. In addressing the issue with official scorekeeper it is realized they do not have one. Should technical be assessed or is this a reversible officiating error.

No way in heck I'm granting a T here. The official scorekeeper told the coach that he had a time-out left and that is what the official book had at the time. So at the time that the coach requested the time-out, he had one left. Common sense please.

A little preventative officiating: I always have the visiting scorer and the official (home) scorer sit side by side. I tell them that they will keep their books in sync and they will not tell me later that they have a discrepancy. Ever since I stared doing that, I've never had a problem.