Court Positioning
Thirty-Second Timeout
THROW-IN SPOT
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SCORER & TIMER
“Start the clock”
VISITOR
“First horn”
MECHANICS ILLUSTRATED /// 33
CREWCREW OF OFTWO TWO
During a 30-second timeout, the administering official should take the ball to where it will be put in play. If that official needs to leave the administering spot, he or she may place the ball on the floor at the spot. If play is to be resumed near the team benches, move out onto the floor to get away from the team. If play is resumed with a free throw, take a position on the free-throw line. The non-administering official should be on the division line on the circle closest to the table. That official is responsible for beckoning substitutes into the game and should be prepared to give the scorer or timer any necessary information. If activity on the court make it necessary to move, the officials should move to a safe location and move back to the designated spots at the conclusion of the activity. At the first horn (15-second mark), the officials will step toward the nearest team huddle and notify the teams by raising and index finger and saying “first horn.”