Had I not read it here...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Junker

I'm glad someone else caught that too. You don't want to make the T sign unless you are really giving one.

I thought he was acknowledging that he'd screwed that one up. One of my rookie partners this year admitted he'd done it early in the season when he was still transitioning from volleyball season.

[Vinski]

I worked an 8th grade girls game this year had an inbounds play that used the “T” sign to indicate a particular play. Well, you can guess what happened. Just as I was about to administer the ball to the thrower-in she give the “T” signal to her teammates. So I call timeout. She looked at me like I was nuts. I thought it very strange to use that signal.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

There's a funny little point to that one too......

The FED has said that it's OK for a coach or player to use the "T" signal to request a timeout. However, they don't want officials to use the same signal for that reason. The NFHS wants the usage of the "T" signal by officials reserved only for signaling technical fouls.

The approved mechanic is simply using the "stop clock" open-hand signal, and then following that with the approved signal for either a 30-second or 60-second timeout.

Good point JR. I stopped the "T" signal for a TO long ago. I don't like the confusion it brings.