Tonight's game

[Toren]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Other situations: Naturally it's going to get *very* loud in the gym due to the nature of the game. We tell the coaches in the pre-game, to use their voice and a hand signal when requesting a time-out. We also tell them it would help if they told use ahead of time when they intend to request a timeout (again, because of the ambient noise level). (Eg: you're reporting a foul and the coach says "timeout if we make the last free-throw".)

Sure enough, this happens, but since there's no signal for "TO after a made FT", and just a signal for a TO, I grant a "future TO request". The gym was fairly quiet but this coach didn't use his voice at all to add the "after we score the 2nd free throw". Grrrr. I guess it came back to bite us in the a$$.

We have been advised to not take advanced timeouts for playoffs. Since there is nothing that states a coach can tell you, "timeout if he makes it". We have been advised to tell the coach, "signal the timeout if he makes it and I will grant it coach."

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Toren

We have been advised to not take advanced timeouts for playoffs. Since there is nothing that states a coach can tell you, "timeout if he makes it". We have been advised to tell the coach, "signal the timeout if he makes it and I will grant it coach."

Yes, I should have expanded on that. We did tell them it helps to know in advance, but they still must request when actually desired. Knowing ahead of time means we'll look for it.

[Toren]

Originally Posted by jugglingreferee

yes, i should have expanded on that. We did tell them it helps to know in advance, but they still must request when actually desired. Knowing ahead of time means we'll look for it.

+1

[BLydic]

Originally Posted by Toren

We have been advised to not take advanced timeouts for playoffs. Since there is nothing that states a coach can tell you, "timeout if he makes it". We have been advised to tell the coach, "signal the timeout if he makes it and I will grant it coach."

Good advice! An esteemed, but absent member of this forum used to offer up the following. If the coach asks for a "future" timeout during free throws, the best (cya) is to let the coach know that you'll be looking for his/her request, but they will have to make it at the appropriate time.