NCAA-W rules survey

[SWMOzebra]

Originally Posted by wyo96

Would you be in favor of permitting coaches to be able to call a timeout ONLY during a dead ball (after a whistle blows or as soon as a ball goes through the net after a score)? No, I thought a lot about this one, but I am not yet ready to support this change.

Sorry, have got to disagree with you on this one ... if only because it eliminates the coaches screaming "TIME OUT" from the sideline while two player tussle for control of the ball.

[icallfouls]

Originally Posted by SWMOzebra

Sorry, have got to disagree with you on this one ... if only because it eliminates the coaches screaming "TIME OUT" from the sideline while two player tussle for control of the ball.

Let'em scream. Just make sure that one team is clearly in possession before granting a time out. There was a play at our state tournament where this advice should have been put to use.

As I am sure you know, just because they scream for a TO does not mean it is automatic. One of the discussions this year at one of my college meetings was that officials are too quick to grant TO's in these situations. The first priority is to determine possession, if there is simultaneous possession, check to see if players nearest the play are requesting and then see if coach is requesting.

It seems like a pretty good guideline.