Designated TO area?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Rules citation?

2008-09 NFHS Exam, Part 1, Question 75 (assuming my source is accurate)...

Players may sit or stand during a 60-second time-out, but must remain in their bench area.

The provided answer is "True".

[Adam]

So, by rule, at what point are they allowed to return to the playing court outside of their respective TO areas? I'm sorry, but it seems to me that rule is meant for a coach's decision to conduct his timeout some place outside the TO area. If he's not conducting it, I've got nothing by rule or by application.

If a team spends 10 seconds in their TO, are they allowed (by rule) to set up their offense regardless of where the throw-in will be held? 20 seconds? 30 seconds? After the warning horn?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

So, by rule, at what point are they allowed to return to the playing court outside of their respective TO areas? I'm sorry, but it seems to me that rule is meant for a coach's decision to conduct his timeout some place outside the TO area. If he's not conducting it, I've got nothing by rule or by application.

If a team spends 10 seconds in their TO, are they allowed (by rule) to set up their offense regardless of where the throw-in will be held? 20 seconds? 30 seconds? After the warning horn?

The warning horn. That is the signal to return to be ready to play. Before that, they can linger around their own bench/timeout area but not beyond.

In practice, as long as they're not infringing on the other team's timeout area, I'm not going to address it if they come out early.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The warning horn. That is the signal to return to be ready to play. Before that, they can linger around their own bench/timeout area but not beyond.

In practice, as long as they're not infringing on the other team's timeout area, I'm not going to address it if they come out early.

Well, at least we agree in practice.