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Old Fri Feb 08, 2008, 12:47pm
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Timeout During a Held Ball

I'm a first year official, and I have gotten multiple answers to this question. Can one of the players call timeout during a held ball before I blow my whistle and signal jump ball? Thank you.
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Old Fri Feb 08, 2008, 12:50pm
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No. A player must be in possession for a TO to be granted legally. During a held ball, neither player has control.
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Old Fri Feb 08, 2008, 01:01pm
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During a held ball, neither player has control.
Is there a rules reference for this? I could see an argument that if two players are grasping the ball, prior to the moment that you determine it is a held ball, that they both have control. Just sayin'...
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Old Fri Feb 08, 2008, 01:20pm
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Is there a rules reference for this? I could see an argument that if two players are grasping the ball, prior to the moment that you determine it is a held ball, that they both have control. Just sayin'...
If two players are grasping the ball, then it's a held ball. The fact that I may not have put air in my whistle quite yet doesn't change that. Yes, you could make the argument that they both have control before I blow my whistle, but it's still a held ball, even though I haven't blown it dead yet.
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Old Fri Feb 08, 2008, 02:00pm
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I could see an argument that if two players are grasping the ball, prior to the moment that you determine it is a held ball, that they both have control. Just sayin'...
How can there be an argument when the definition of a held ball says that neither player is in control?

NFHS rule 4-25-1 says it's a held ball if control cannot be obtained without undue roughness.
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