Re-Faceoff? May 16, 2019 World Games 2014 0 Forum Questions During a face off with the ball loose and no possession. Team A coach calls time-out. Referee inadvertently blows whistle to grant time out after a discussion the officials chose to re-face. Correct or is this alternate possession? Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text By rule this is an Illegal Procedure and a turnover. Rule 6-5 Art2. L page 72. Riti's Answer: Visual Text Tyma's Answer: Visual Text An alternative to Rick's view -- which is a strict and literal reading of the rules -- is that the officials made a mistake when they stopped play for a time-out when the requesting team was not in possession. We've all heard frantic calls for time-outs to save a possession in contested play that are more aspirational than realistic because the requesting team doesn't yet have possession, and we ignore the request or announce "no possession" as the reason the time-out cannot be granted -- we do not penalize it. Since the officials' error in this case is readily correctable, they should just re-facc. Answer File Question Answered Yes No
