No one called TO

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I would guess that at least 95% of officials agree with you and would echo Billy's "amen". However, the reality is that the coaches on the rules committee will NEVER let this rule change, no matter how much officials yell about it.

The real reality is that the high school rules committee is made up almost entirely of officials. I think there is ONE coaching representative on the committee. That coach may have an influential voice but by no means do they have a majority.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Then someone is going to have to teach all coaches the difference between live ball and dead ball situations. Let me know if you want to volunteer to do that.

Ugh, no thanks - that's why the SRI gets the big bucks!

OK Mark, how about only allowing a coach to request a TO when the clock is stopped. I know it's not quite the same thing, but for the purpose at hand it works.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

OK Mark, how about only allowing a coach to request a TO when the clock is stopped. I know it's not quite the same thing, but for the purpose at hand it works.

So you want to deal with coaches hollering for TO during a throw-in?

It would be an improvement over what we deal with now, but certainly wouldn't solve the entire issue...

[Adam]

My proposal: Coaches may only request TO during dead balls with the clock stopped. Basically, if a sub can enter, a timeout may be granted to a coach.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

So you want to deal with coaches hollering for TO during a throw-in?

It would be an improvement over what we deal with now, but certainly wouldn't solve the entire issue...

Not particularly, but as you said it would be a huge improvement and much more manageable than what we have now, and would probably eliminate 90% of the problems - I can live with that.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

My proposal: Coaches may only request TO during dead balls with the clock stopped. Basically, if a sub can enter, a timeout may be granted to a coach.

I like this one.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Ditto.

Been there, done that, have the t-shirt.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

I like this one.

Me too!

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The real reality is that the high school rules committee is made up almost entirely of officials. I think there is ONE coaching representative on the committee. That coach may have an influential voice but by no means do they have a majority.

Then my info is way off. I will double check my super secret sources in Indianapolis. Shhhhhhhh. . .

[Back In The Saddle]

Let's just adopt the Fiba rule. If the coach wants a time out, he has to go to the table and request it. The table folks generally know when the ball is dead and live.

[Texas Aggie]

You don't have to eliminate coaches calling, just require a visual signal. A verbal request is sufficient during a dead ball.