Timeout to Vent

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Loudwhistle

For the record and correct me if I'm wrong, I assign a full time out if a coach doesn't specify what length of time out they desire. It saves the hassel of trying to communicate with them and chase them around the players in some cases. Is this wrong?

It's not wrong. That what one of the books says to do.

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

It's not wrong. That what one of the books says to do.

The Good Book of Nevada?

Ok, seriously....Is that in the NFHS rule or casebook?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

The Good Book of Nevada?

Ok, seriously....Is that in the NFHS rule or casebook?

From a POE in the 2001-02 Rules Book:

"It will still be the responsibility of the coach of the calling team to immediately signal to the official as to whether a 60 or 30-second time-out is being requested."

I've read more somewhere else, but can recall where at the moment.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

The Good Book of Nevada?

Ok, seriously....Is that in the NFHS rule or casebook?

There's nothing specific to this in the rules book, but it's been emphasized at rules meetings and to coaches in both states I've worked.

[Nevadaref]

I'm now thinking that I saw an NFHS test question on this. I'll have to check my old tests. That's probably where I remember reading that it was the correct procedure.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I'm now thinking that I saw an NFHS test question on this. I'll have to check my old tests. That's probably where I remember reading that it was the correct procedure.

Iirc correctly, it was in one of the "rules interpretations" that the FED posts annually on their web site. I usually print those out, so I might have it in a file someplace. I'll take a look later. We were definitely instructed though to charge a full TO if the head coach didn't immediately signal his preference.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Iirc correctly, it was in one of the "rules interpretations" that the FED posts annually on their web site. I usually print those out, so I might have it in a file someplace. I'll take a look later. We were definitely instructed though to charge a full TO if the head coach didn't immediately signal his preference.

Yeah, I took another look through the Rules and Case books and it's definitely not spelled out in there. Since it's how I've always been instructed (from the state) to do it, I've never really thought about where it is defined.

Would love to see the actual interp if it exists...

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Iirc correctly, it was in one of the "rules interpretations" that the FED posts annually on their web site. I usually print those out, so I might have it in a file someplace. I'll take a look later. We were definitely instructed though to charge a full TO if the head coach didn't immediately signal his preference.

I just checked all of the Interps back through 2002-03 and it's not in any of those.