Putting Time on the Clock for Requested Time Out

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by mbyron

The clock is to stop at the whistle. You might have an argument to put 1.9 on the clock, but not 4, though I would not do so.

The NFHS guidance that officials should check that the head coach is requesting time-out is not a reason for adding time to the clock.

Not to be picky, but isn't the timer actually supposed to start and stop the clock on the officials hand movement (isn't that the "signal" used by the official)? I realize that the whistle is what draws the attention to the official and, hence, the hand. But, technically, isn't the signal to stop the clock made with the hand as opposed to with the whistle.

When I am observing the clock for definite knowledge on a timeout, I am not looking at the clock as I am sounding my whistle, I am looking at the clock at the time I recognized the time out request. There can be some lag, here -- more than .2 seconds.