Almost knowing a rule...........

[HokiePaul]

I'm a bit confused on this. If the player signaled the timeout and it was granted then why is this considered an injury timeout? Is there a rule/case reference?

If this had happened in one of my games (Not having read this thread), I would have granted the player timeout. When only 4 players returned, I would have asked the coach for his 5th player. Upon hearing that his 5th player was injured, I would have notified him of his option to either take a timeout or start the replacement interval. It sounds like this is wrong?

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by HokiePaul

I'm a bit confused on this. If the player signaled the timeout and it was granted then why is this considered an injury timeout? Is there a rule/case reference?

You'd have to ask the official that did all this. He didn't actually grant the timeout until the coach signaled it. The whole point here is that the situation was mishandled.

[HokiePaul]

okay; I misunderstood the post.