3rd Time Out

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by FMadera

This was generally more in the realm of sub counts, lineup checks every rotation, etc. Less applicable now that we have sanctions for delays. If a coach requests a third timeout, there's already a sanction in place for it. Get it recorded quickly, but you don't request an individual card for something that calls for an administrative sanction.

Now, if they complain about the sanction to the point of warranting one, at that time you can request the individual sanction.

I agree to some extent. With that said, If a team is continually using the lineup check requests to delay the set and then attempts to call an excess time out, we potentially do have an issue with unsportsmanlike conduct. Simply attempting to call a 3rd time out without a pattern of behavior indicating "gamesmanship" to me is filed under the YUD/RUD rules, not sportsmanship rules.