Designated TO area?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Disagree. If what you say were true, the players could be in the other team's timeout area. And I think you'll agree that they can't be there. Since the only distinctions are the indicated timeout areas, the players need to be in them during a timeout whether the timeout is being utilized or not.

So, when Team A is ready to go after 10 seconds of a 60 second timeout, you're going to force them to remain in the TO area? How early is too early?

I'll agree they can't be in the other team's huddle, but that can easily be enforced without forcing them into their defined TO area.

[tref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

So, when Team A is ready to go after 10 seconds of a 60 second timeout, you're going to force them to remain in the TO area?

Dont trouble trouble...

[Adam]

That's my thought. I'll keep them out of B's huddle, if necessary, but that's as far as I'm going with it.

[just another ref]

5-12-5 says the timeout conference shall be conducted within the confines of the timeout area.

If there is no conference, as far as I'm concerned they can stay out on the court.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by just another ref

If there is no conference, as far as I'm concerned they can stay out on the court.

They can stay out on the court, no matter what. Part of the time-out area is out on the court.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

They can stay out on the court, no matter what. Part of the time-out area is out on the court.

True. I should have said that they can stay out on the court in position and ready to resume play. So you agree with me? Did you bump your head this morning or something?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by just another ref

True. I should have said that they can stay out on the court in position and ready to resume play. So you agree with me?

There's no rule that I know of that says the players must go to their bench area during a TO. I wouldn't let them stand by the other team's huddle though; that's just asking for trouble. There's no specific rule on that either afaik but I'd call that an unsporting act. Warn 'em first. Iirc we had a long thread on that years ago.

Which also brings up the question....

Just before a FT, both the offense and defense usually have a quick strategy huddle. What do you do, if anything, if an opponent decides that he/she would like to join the opposing team's huddle?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

So, when Team A is ready to go after 10 seconds of a 60 second timeout, you're going to force them to remain in the TO area? How early is too early?

I'll agree they can't be in the other team's huddle, but that can easily be enforced without forcing them into their defined TO area.

Are we talking the actual rule or the practical application of the rule?

By rule, they must be in their timeout area.

In practice, I'm not going to say anything about it as long as they're not closer to the other team's huddle than they should be and aren't otherwise doing something they shouldn't.