no timeouts

[MN BB Ref]

Hi,

I'm a 2nd year ref so I find myself reading this board religously in order to learn the nuances of the game. By doing so its become much easier to handle those odd situations that I might not have been prepared for previously. Now I sure don't claim to be an expert on the rules, but in this case I think there is another compelling reason to call the "T" in that many times when a player sees an opponent signal for a T.O. they become distracted by that or let down their guard. If that was the case, team "A" would be gaining a very unfair advantage over team "B" because the ref did not grant the T.O. request.

Also mnref14, I worked the game immediately prior to yours on 1/10 at STA. I had the opportunity to watch you and your partner officiate the 1st Quarter and I was impressed with what I saw. Nice job of managing the game.

Thanks for listening/reading and I surely welcome any input that you may have on this topic.

Later...