Bringing the ball back in play.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by referee99

Tell the coach sideline it is. You may find a need at this time to go to the table and resolve some table issues, or huddle with other officials.

Did you have one of the crew standing where the ball would be inbounded? That's sometimes a visual confirmation to the coach were play will resume. Also a confirmation to the crew which, if not unanimous, would be when the one guys stands there.

[Back In The Saddle]

Oddly enough, I pre-gamed this exact issue with my partner last night. (Odd only because it doesn't usually come up in pre-game, but it did last night).

If you're not the administering official and you are asked where the ball is coming in, if you haven't already discussed it as crew (which you should before reporting the TO to the table), you tell the coach, "I'll find out for you", and you hustle over to the administering official and ask.

But if you're not the R, maybe the best you can do is to facilitate that communication before the TO is reported, or immediately afterward. If the reporting official doesn't communicate it to the crew, ask him.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Did you have one of the crew standing where the ball would be inbounded? That's sometimes a visual confirmation to the coach were play will resume. Also a confirmation to the crew which, if not unanimous, would be when the one guys stands there.

Good advice. Here in the "Land of Steady Habits", and the "Land of Two Person Games", when both officials need get together to discuss a special situation (last second shot, etc.) we will leave the ball at the spot where the throwin will be administered. May not be in the manual, but it works. If the coach politely asks, just point to the ball.

Also, in my little corner of Connecticut, when the administering official is at the spot, he, or she, will hold the ball in front of them, behind them, or on the left side, or the right side, to confirm, and remind, which way the ball is going after the timeout.