Placing the ball on the floor...

[BillyMac]

From my long version (rookies, first time partner) pregame:

When the ball is dead, we must be alive. Team calling timeout must have player dribbling or holding the ball. Both officials must know the game situation when play resumes following a timeout (team, direction, spot or run baseline, shooter, number of shots). One official at spot of throwin or free throw line with ball facing direction in which it will be put into play. Other official at division line, quarter for 30 second and three quarters for 60 second.

Also, from my local board's guidelines:

Grant/No Grant
- grant to team if teammate has player control, but not to opponent
after foul, do not grant until information is reported to table or disqualified player has been replaced
- grant to team if ball is “at their disposal”, but not to opponent
- grant only to head coach (oral or visual); be 125% certain
- grant to airborne player with possession; example – player with both feet in air and falling out-of-bounds
- grant to either team if ball is dead
- grant excess timeout; penalize the infraction
- do not grant during interrupted dribble

Signal
- Official signals time-out by extending arm/open hand straight up with simultaneous whistle
- Official that signals the time-out also reports the time-out to table.
- Report team color, # of player or coach requesting time-out, to scorers
- Report if 30 or 60-second time-out to scorers/timer

Court Position Guidelines
- Officials do not switch court positions. Official with “line responsibility” when time-out was called, will administer the resumption of play throw-in and should assume that spot after reporting the time out.
- If 30 second - one official goes to designated resumption of play spot and other official straddles division line, half-way between center circle and sideline closest to table. Both officials face the table.
- If 60 Second - one official goes to designated resumption of play spot and other official straddles division line, half-way between sideline farthest from the table and the center circle. Both officials face the table.
- Administering official - place ball on either hip, belt or back to indicate direction of ball.
- Warning horn - when warning horn sounds, both officials initially move towards each team huddle and verbally say "first horn" and put index finger in air; then move to resumption of play court positions.
- Final horn – Administering official will blow whistle before resuming play or use resumption of play procedure if teams are not ready to play.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

- grant only to head coach (oral or visual); be 125% certain.

My rookie season I granted a TO to a coach and was only 117% certain......I'm glad I don't work in your area or I guess I'd still be doing nothing but MS games.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

My rookie season I granted a TO to a coach and was only 117% certain

Typical rookie mistake. We've all made that mistake early in our careers. Who said that you have to be a good mathematician to be a good official?