Headset

jwaz · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 17, 2005, 09:36am

During an officials timeout for injury, coach goes out to his player with headset still on. WH flags coach for illegal electronic communication equipment. What would you guys do. Did WH blow it.

keystoneref · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 17, 2005, 09:57am

If the coach went to his injured player and not to his team huddle and he had the headset and did not give it to a player, then the coach did nothing wrong in my opinion. Did the White hat blow it, you have to be the judge of that.

BktBallRef · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Sep 17, 2005, 01:20pm

Keystone is too kind.

Yes, the white hat blew it. Based on your description, the coach did nothing wrong.

actmiller · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 25, 2005, 11:18pm

The coach can use his headset during a TO, whether near the sideline or in the middle of the field. However, if he handed it to a player then a foul has occured. 2005 NFHS Case book (Case # 3.5.7; pp 23) "During a charged time-out an official's time-out for heat/humidity, a TV/radio time-out, or the intermission between the first and second or the third and fourth periods, or following a try: the coach of B goes to the huddle of B and talks to an assistant via a headset he brought to the huddle; RULING: It is a legal conference, the players may not use the headset."