Disqualified player question

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

I'd be interested in hearing how an individual official might make this decision. When to give the T, when not?

Before the 20 seconds is up, the coach points to a sub and tells him / her to report. The sub walks halfway to the table, then stops to remove his / her warm-ups as the horn sounds. T? (Me: Probably not).

The coach spends 19 seconds staring at the official and shaking his/her (the coach's) head. Just prior to the final horn sounding, the coach points to a sub. The sub is off the bench but not at the table. T? (Me: 50-50)