Make the coach take a time out?

[rsl]

In a freshman game, A1 is dribbling right in front of his own bench.
A1 loses control and A1 and B1 scramble for the ball. A's coach
immediately starts yelling for a time out. There is no player control,
so I hold my whistle. After a few seconds, A1 and B1 tie up and
I whistle for a jump ball.

Now the question. Of course, A's coach no longer wants the time
out- he only called for it to keep possession. Do I make him take the
time out anyway?

I let him off the hook, but B's coach asked me why there was no
time out.

[referee99]

... the situation changed.

Ask the coach if he still wants the time out. If yes, grant it, if no, don't grant it.

Or, if he has been a d!ick, grant it, or if you feel like being one, grant it.

I would tell Coach B that I would do the exact same for him... unless his name is Dick.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by rsl

In a freshman game, A1 is dribbling right in front of his own bench.
A1 loses control and A1 and B1 scramble for the ball. A's coach
immediately starts yelling for a time out. There is no player control,
so I hold my whistle. After a few seconds, A1 and B1 tie up and
I whistle for a jump ball.

Now the question. Of course, A's coach no longer wants the time
out- he only called for it to keep possession. Do I make him take the
time out anyway?

I let him off the hook, but B's coach asked me why there was no
time out.

There was no player control so you properly ignored the request. The team is not required to take a time-out at the next possible opportunity.

You should ask the coach if he still wants it though. He might.

Think of it this way. Would you force a time-out upon a team who requested it while on defense as soon as they got the ball? That would be silly.

The answer for the opposing coach is simple. You just tell him that there's no time-out because the request was improper.