What do you do with the ball during TO/between quarters?

[tomegun]

I think other officials are the only people who pay attention to where the official is holding the ball - one hip or the other. To take that philosophy a step further, one area I worked required us to have the ball in front of us while we are either on the court or off the court near the end line. If we were on the court, the ball was going the length of the court. If we were off the court, the ball was going to be put in play on the end line and stay on that end. Who could break this code? Only other officials.