Why you don't do a 5 second count in your head

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You're supposed to have a horn after 5 seconds, but if you don't have that horn, can you call the T anyway?

Of course you can. I just had this come up not too long ago. The horn didn't blow at 5 and I had to instruct the timer to sound it at about 7 or 8 seconds....ended up having a T for not having a substitute. The rule is the coach gets 20 seconds to think about who to put in the game, not 15 seconds after the warning horn.