I agree, and hopefully the teams get the point after that.

As Bob said, Roman Law applies. Here, we're taught to be a bit more strict about it. Like Rich, I also set the ball on the floor once all last season (after my partner already did once), as most teams here are pretty good about getting back on the court in time.

If I see a true effort to get to the throw-in, I'll hold it. If they're making their way out slowly, a simple whistle, "blue ball," and direction pointing tend to speed things up.

Most of my college games when we give the "1st horn" warning there's an AC watching for us who then tells the HC he needs to wrap it up.

Yep -- but that often doesn't filter down to the HS level.

If a team is slow at first, I have been know to get an assistant coach's attention and let him / her know that the team was slow and that I would appreciate his / her help in getting the team out on future TOs.

My captain's meeting was 12 seconds long last night. My coach meetings were exactly the game as always. Name, are the players properly attired, good luck.

I may be cynical, but none of the extra stuff gets through and I'm not really that concerned if a team steals an extra 5-10 seconds on a timeout. I make up for it by administering things like free throws and throw-ins expeditiously.

Once last season, like I said -- I had already talked to an assistant and then the head coach. If there's anything I hate, it's being ignored.

I don't know about all these "coaches meetings" you guys talk about. I'm glad the only "coaches meetings" we deal with are at the 1:30 mark in the pregame warmups where we introduce ourselves and wish them "good luck" !!

That's what I was talking about. "Hi Bill, Rich, good to see you again. Players properly attired? Good luck."

Meet Me In Saint Louie ...
 

Here in my little corner of Connecticut, we meet with both the captains, and the coaches, at the 5:00 mark. No separate meetings, one for coaches, another for captains. Am I missing something? Is Connecticut that different on how this meeting (NFHS) is handled in other states?

Get Em Out There ...
 

One of the few times that I will talk to an assistant coach.

No Bad Luck, Just No Good Luck ...
 

For me it's, "Have fun everybody".

I'm not saying mine is much longer, "Hey coach. Your players properly attired? Let us know if you want a 30 or 60 second TO. Let's get em in and out of the huddle tonight, ok? Good luck."

The Three P's ...
 

Three points made in mine: Players properly equipped, players wearing uniforms properly, practice good sportsmanship. Isn't that the minimum required by NFHS rules?

You should look up 2-4-5 and read Billy's post below.
Correct.

Movin' On Up ...
 

Man. This is absolutely, positively, the best day that I've ever had on the Forum. I wish that it would never end.

Does this mean that I can now become an esteemed member? I feel like how Joe Pesci probably felt before he became a made man in Goodfellas.