Excessive time out

[zeedonk]

Originally Posted by TravelinMan

I do think the coach has some responsibility in this one. Was coach aware he was out of TOs? If so, he should have told the players that, instead of taking his anger out on a 12 year old.

Yes, the coach knew he was out of time outs and he told his team at the last dead ball (I heard him). The player was his son and while "ticked off" might imply yelling at the player, he did not. Both coach/dad and son/player and his teammates actually handled it rather well.

I'm glad you brought up coach's reaction, so I could clear that up, but I was more interested in the collective philosophy of granting or not granting, and why or why not. I think it is relevant for our discussions how the situation was handled by the participants, so I am happy to report it was handled well, at least I thought so.

[Adam]

If it's a clear request; make the call every time. If there's any doubt, ignore it until it's clear.

[Y2Koach]

i agree with most of the posters above

Just make sure to call it both ways.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Y2Koach

i agree with most of the posters above

Just make sure to call it my way.

Fixed it for ya'.

[JugglingReferee]

Had a game last night. Ok, ok, it was football. Score was 37 - 0. Approximately 30 seconds left in 4Q, with no chance of obtaining possession, team B wants a timeout. We flat out said no.

After the game, coach admits that the right thing to do was not allow the timeout.

Back to the basketball situation. I just found out that in some of the divisions of the U12 league in my area, they don't even keep score. It's clearly an instructional league, with a focus on fundamentals.

HS games in my area are very competitive. There are 6 HSs in my city and each one has had a time in history when it was favoured. This type of league I'd call an excess TO.

[Tio]

I think the technical foul might be the best lesson of all. When a player asks for and also verabally signals for a timeout, we need to give it to him regardless of score. I try to keep in mind how plays will look on the tape, even if it is only a 12 yr. old level.

Although with technology now, parents put the film on youtube. :>