Buzzer beater...........oops

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

The is a bad habit to get complacent about for exactly the events that occurred in your game.

I agree it would have been nice to have this information, but I really don't think it would have changed anything. All the players had already denied making the request. Earlier in the game, I granted V15 a timeout when he had trouble with a throwin against pressure. Not sure I have granted another to a player all season. Also, I don't know about this, but I'm thinking that this piece of information is something that at least some scorers don't record.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I agree it would have been nice to have this information, but I really don't think it would have changed anything. All the players had already denied making the request. Earlier in the game, I granted V15 a timeout when he had trouble with a throwin against pressure. Not sure I have granted another to a player all season. Also, I don't know about this, but I'm thinking that this piece of information is something that at least some scorers don't record.

They should be recording the player # or HC in each time-out block.

I don't think of it as a nicety, I think of it as a pertinent piece of information that officials are responsible to know.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

They should be recording the player # or HC in each time-out block.

I know that they should. It is just my impression that some are not paying attention to this part. They nod at which team, they stare intently until they get the full or thirty signal, but it is my impression that many are not interested by the part in between.

I don't think of it as a nicety, I think of it as a pertinent piece of information that officials are responsible to know.

I don't think of it as a nicety either. I intend to get it right every time. I'm just saying that in the ultimate scheme of things, if I have to miss something, I'd rather miss this than countless other things we could name.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by just another ref

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I don't think of it as a nicety either. I intend to get it right every time. I'm just saying that in the ultimate scheme of things, if I have to miss something, I'd rather miss this than countless other things we could name.

Well, in the ultimate scheme of things, the last 10 seconds of a one possession game is not the time to get complacent and miss it.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Well, in the ultimate scheme of things, the last 10 seconds of a one possession game is not the time to get complacent and miss it.

Agreed. Young partner, my son's age. His first year to call varsity. I would not be surprised to learn that this was the first request by a player he had ever granted.

[APG]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Agreed. Young partner, my son's age. His first year to call varsity. I would not be surprised to learn that this was the first request by a player he had ever granted.

I understand it's not the norm for players to ask for a timeout, but it's not THAT rare. I've granted timeouts from players a couple of times each season and certainly did my very first year I started officiating.

[jeremy341a]

Originally Posted by APG

I understand it's not the norm for players to ask for a timeout, but it's not THAT rare. I've granted timeouts from players a couple of times each season and certainly did my very first year I started officiating.

This is my first year and I have done 61 games and have not had a request by a player yet.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by APG

I understand it's not the norm for players to ask for a timeout, but it's not THAT rare. I've granted timeouts from players a couple of times each season and certainly did my very first year I started officiating.

I suppose it varies from place to place, but I've had maybe one in the last three years. So here they are that rare.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by APG

I understand it's not the norm for players to ask for a timeout, but it's not THAT rare. I've granted timeouts from players a couple of times each season and certainly did my very first year I started officiating.

I had one Saturday. Sort of. Got a good laugh out of it.

Team is down to 1 timeout, about 4 minutes to go, so I'm sure they don't want to waste one. Kid gets a rebound near the end line and thinks he's losing his balance - and puts the ball under an arm, looks right at me and puts his hands on his shoulders. I give him the timeout.

Coach says, "Time out? I didn't call a time out?!?!?!" I said, "Your player did" and pointed at the kid. He said, "I didn't call a time out!!!!" I said (while demonstrating), "So why did you do this?" He said ... "Because I seen it on TV."

Coach wasn't too hard on the kid, luckily.