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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:52pm
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They keep track on their bench. There is no reason to tell them before they get to zero.
What is the harm in it?
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:56pm
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What is the harm in it?
If you tell them they have one left, but the scorekeeper screwed up and they are really out of timeouts, they call their one timeout they think they have and now you get to issue a technical. Guess who gets blamed?

We aren't there to keep the book for them.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:00pm
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If you tell them they have one left, but the scorekeeper screwed up and they are really out of timeouts, they call their one timeout they think they have and now you get to issue a technical. Guess who gets blamed?

We aren't there to keep the book for them.
Ii also look at the score keepers on the bench and confirm, just to make sure.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:05pm
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If you tell them they have one left, but the scorekeeper screwed up and they are really out of timeouts, they call their one timeout they think they have and now you get to issue a technical. Guess who gets blamed?

We aren't there to keep the book for them.
I'm in the "don't say anything" crowd too... but the concern you're raising is not really valid. It IS our job to tell them when they are out. I'd have a hard time T'ing up a coach for calling a timeout when he didn't have any, if I had not done my job and told him he did not have any.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:27pm
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If you tell them they have one left, but the scorekeeper screwed up and they are really out of timeouts, they call their one timeout they think they have and now you get to issue a technical. Guess who gets blamed?

We aren't there to keep the book for them.
The odds of this happening are extremely slim, but there's really no reason not to avoid the problem by simply waiting til he's out before saying anything.

That said, if that's what's expected....
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:28pm
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The odds of this happening are extremely slim, but there's really no reason not to avoid the problem by simply waiting til he's out before saying anything.

That said, if that's what's expected....
I have a hard time believing there is any assignor or supervisor who tells his officials it's expected that they check the time-outs and inform the coaches.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:40pm
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I'm in the "don't say anything" crowd too... but the concern you're raising is not really valid. It IS our job to tell them when they are out. I'd have a hard time T'ing up a coach for calling a timeout when he didn't have any, if I had not done my job and told him he did not have any.
I didn't say that we shouldn't tell them when they're out. I fully agree that we should inform them when they are out of timeouts.

You still give the T even if you forgot to inform him that he is out of timeouts. You not informing him doesn't allow him to evade the penalty.

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Fair enough.. I just talked to 10 coaches and everyone of them like it. They all said it is always good to communicate, especially in late game situations.
You talked to 10 coaches in that time frame?

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The odds of this happening are extremely slim, but there's really no reason not to avoid the problem by simply waiting til he's out before saying anything.

That said, if that's what's expected....
See above. I am all for letting them know when they're out of timeouts. I never said otherwise.

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I have a hard time believing there is any assignor or supervisor who tells his officials it's expected that they check the time-outs and inform the coaches.
Agreed.

Maybe I'll do it in my next evaluated game and see if it's mentioned.
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I'm just saying it is something we do here, and yes I talked to 10 coaches in that time frame.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:53pm
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I'm just saying it is something we do here, and yes I talked to 10 coaches in that time frame.
Gotta keep your employers happy.

I might be lucky if more than 3-4 local HS coaches even know my name.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:56pm
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I'm just saying it is something we do here, and yes I talked to 10 coaches in that time frame.
I'm sure they were glad to have you call them during their day to give you validation.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:13pm
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What is the harm in it?
It's called being Overly Officious. Or injecting yourself into a situation where you are not needed.

There is no reason to be over at a team's bench to give them information they didn't ask for.

Coaches where I work don't want officials up in their faces for no reason.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:17pm
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It's called being Overly Officious. Or injecting yourself into a situation where you are not needed.

There is no reason to be over at a team's bench to give them information they didn't ask for.

Coaches where I work don't want officials up in their faces for no reason.
Fair enough.. I just talked to 10 coaches and everyone of them like it. They all said it is always good to communicate, especially in late game situations.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:25pm
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Fair enough.. I just talked to 10 coaches and everyone of them like it. They all said it is always good to communicate, especially in late game situations.
Communication has absolutely nothing to do with telling coaches how many time-outs they have.

I have no idea what level you officiate most of your games, but I know, for me, the higher the level, the less coaches want officials bothering them.

Must be a regional thing.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:38pm
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Communication has absolutely nothing to do with telling coaches how many time-outs they have.

I have no idea what level you officiate most of your games, but I know, for me, the higher the level, the less coaches want officials bothering them.

Must be a regional thing.
High School...3 man and 2 man. 13 years. They all said they like knowing at the end of the game. We don't have assignors.
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