Coach on the court. What is your call?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

If he's requesting a timeout and he's completely out of the play, I'll give him one warning. That's the only thing I can come up with that might mitigate the call, though.

Unfortunately, too many people hold this opinion. They seem to believe that it is okay for the coach to run out onto the court to request a time-out. I'm not in the camp which excuses that.

The coaches need to understand that they have to communicate their request from within the confines of the coaching box. Perhaps they could learn to have their players echo the request.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Unfortunately, too many people hold this opinion. They seem to believe that it is okay for the coach to run out onto the court to request a time-out. I'm not in the camp which excuses that.

The coaches need to understand that they have to communicate their request from within the confines of the coaching box. Perhaps they could learn to have their players echo the request.

Perhaps my problem is I've never actually seen a coach come onto the court so far. Here, they just get louder, or closer along the sideline, to get me to hear them.

Amen to getting the players to echo, that stopped when they got the ability to request it themselves.

[representing]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Unfortunately, too many people hold this opinion. They seem to believe that it is okay for the coach to run out onto the court to request a time-out. I'm not in the camp which excuses that.

The coaches need to understand that they have to communicate their request from within the confines of the coaching box. Perhaps they could learn to have their players echo the request.

In my case, being hearing-impaired, I tell the coaches that if I'm in front of your bench and I don't hear you requesting time out, feel free to come onto the court to tap me on the shoulder and say "time-out". But if they come on for any other reason, automatic T from me. I will not let them abuse that little bit o' freedom.

EDIT: corrected.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by representing

In my case, being hearing-impaired, I tell the coaches that if I'm in front of your bench and I don't hear you requesting time out, feel free to come onto the court to tap me on the shoulder and say "time-out". But if they come on for any other reason, automatic T from me. I will not let them abuse that little bit o' freedom.

EDIT: corrected.

Perhaps this is why you aren't listening to the veteran officials on this forum.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Perhaps this is why you aren't listening to the veteran officials on this forum.

Deaf jokes? Really Nevada? Really.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Deaf jokes? Really Nevada? Really.

As you this forum is all text, so it was clearly not intended in that manner.

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Perhaps this is why you aren't listening to the veteran officials on this forum.

. I almost spit up the coffee on the keyboard.