Timeouts and Freethrows
 

Timeouts during Freethrow attempts:

When the lead official is about to bounce the ball to free-throw shooter for 2 shots, the coach of his team tells the other referee that he wants a time out if the first free throw is successful. The 1st shot is made..

Should the Referee grant the timeout between free throw shots??

Can the coach of the other team (Not shooting freethrows) be granted TO?

5-8-3b

In this situation I would look over at the coach that asked for it and ask if he still wanted it, if he nods or says yes, I give it too him.
Yes in between free throws either coach can have a TO.

"Sure. Just request it at that time."

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Thanks
 

Thanks for sharing your knowledge...As a Newbie some items can be quite confusing along with getting very different answers from different officals to the same question!

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