Blood on player at media timeout

[brainbrian]

NCAA - Ref notices blood on A1 and stops the game. This would be the media timeout. Does A1 get the media timeout to correct the blood situation or does the blood situation need to be corrected before the media timeout should start?

I can't seem to find anything in my books to support either side.

[JRutledge]

Now I am not sure if it matters during a timeout as the rule is not exactly like the HS rule. I believe they get 20 seconds to correct the situation, but that is if they stop play. This sounds like something that is not exactly the situation. I will have to review the rules in place to know for sure as this sounds like a little different application.

Peace

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by brainbrian

NCAA - Ref notices blood on A1 and stops the game. This would be the media timeout. Does A1 get the media timeout to correct the blood situation or does the blood situation need to be corrected before the media timeout should start?

I can't seem to find anything in my books to support either side.

To keep a player in the game after the 20-second interval to deal with a blood situation the 'team' has to request a time out. If the team doesn't call time out, the player has to come out. All of that should be resolved before even dealing with the media time out (it would be the same thing if A1 fouled out at a media time out...A1 has to be replaced before we can do anything else).

I'm e-mailing Debbie Williamson about it for a rule citation connected to this particular scenario but it makes sense.

[brainbrian]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

To keep a player in the game after the 20-second interval to deal with a blood situation the 'team' has to request a time out

If this is the case then it brings me to another question...

If team A then calls a time-out to keep A1 in the game, then I assume the media time-out will take place at the NEXT dead ball?

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by brainbrian

If this is the case then it brings me to another question...

If team A then calls a time-out to keep A1 in the game, then I assume the media time-out will take place at the NEXT dead ball?

Yes, unless the time out Team A uses is the first one called by either team in the second half. In that case, Team A's time out would be a media time out and the next dead ball after that would result in a media time out.

By the way, still waiting for official word.

[JetMetFan]

Here's the response I received today from Debbie Williamson:

The blood procedure must be followed before going to the media timeout. Please see CCA Women’s Basketball Officiating Manual 2011-12 on Page 119-120 Section 3.4.6 for the entire answer to your question. See below an excerpt.

Media Timeout. When a player is bleeding or has a blood/contact issue in a media-timeout window, the head coach has the same three options. If they want to keep the player in the game, the situation must be remedied in 20 seconds. If it is remedied in the 20-second interval, the media timeout may then begin. If the situation can’t be remedied, they still have options 1.b and 1.c above (be charged with a timeout or substitute). If they want to call a timeout, it shall be charged and will run concurrently with the media
timeout. If it is the first called timeout of the second half, it shall be a media timeout. The media timeout alone DOES NOT “buy” any player back into the
game. If they don’t want to use a timeout, a substitute must report to the scorer before the media timeout begins.

[brainbrian]

Thanks a lot JetMetFan. Glad you did not forget about this.