tech or not?

[kbilla]

but is "NO TIMEOUT" a visual request? he said the words "TIME OUT", but i can't be sure there isn't a "NO" in front of it..

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by kbilla

but is "NO TIMEOUT" a visual request? he said the words "TIME OUT", but i can't be sure there isn't a "NO" in front of it..

The visual request would be the hands in the shape of a T like a ref giving a technical foul. He also should be making eye contact with an official. Was he doing either or both of these?

[kbilla]

hard to tell eye contact as i am the trail and he is on the opposite bench..like i said he was looking in the direction of the action, screaming, but did not make the T signal with his hands, they were just up above his head..

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by kbilla

hard to tell eye contact as i am the trail and he is on the opposite bench..like i said he was looking in the direction of the action, screaming, but did not make the T signal with his hands, they were just up above his head..

Then I wouldn't have called it. If he complained that we didn't, I'd say, "You weren't shaping a T, you weren't making eye contact, and you didn't have any left."

[kbilla]

i think it just comes down to lack of communication. in every pregame from here on out i am going to suggest that the official who reports the final timeout for either team clearly indicate to both partners that they are out, which is something that a lot of guys do anyways, but not everyone..had i known that i would have ignored whatever the coach was doing....also make it clear to coaches in pre-game what they must do to have a timeout granted, either audible request or visual T, suggest they do both...under the circumstances, i am just glad we did not impact the game...