Tuesday, November 08, 2011

How Would You Rule?

The unique aspects of an MTO in a UIL high school match.

In a UIL singles match, player A asks for a receives a medical time out on the changeover at 4-3 in the second set. The coach immediately comes out and starts the 2 minute diagnosis to be followed by a 3 minute treatment time.

What do you do with the coach of player B after the 90 seconds for the changeover has run out?

1. Tell him to immediately leave the court because there is no coaching allowed during a medical timeout.

2. Let him stay with player B as long as they are treating player A.

3. Ignore player B and her coach and concentrate on properly administering the medical timeout to player A and her coach.

4. Make sure neither coach is coaching during the MTO and let them both stay on the court.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

#1. Get the coach off the court. Why is this one hard to figure out?

RM said...

If we do that then one coach gets to stay out there with his player and the other one does not.

Is that being diverse or biased?

Anonymous said...

The MTO player is being montitored to make sure there is no coaching during the MTO. Since it was called on a change over, the opposing coach can stay with his player for the normal change over but must leave at the 1 minute mark.

Anonymous said...

Where in the rules does it say that a coach has to leave at the 1 minute mark?

Anonymous said...

Just make sure no coaching is happening after the 90 seconds is up. Time is called at 60 seconds so the play can begin by 90 seconds. Coaches often walk their players on the court after the the 60 second time is called. I wouldn't view this situation any differently. both coaches have the opportunity to coach on the changeovers, so I would allow them the same opprtunity even thought a MTO is taking place.

Einstein said...

If it is a medical timeout, then the opposing coach can't coach - PERIOD. This is one exception to the coaching rule and I have no idea where someone came up with the idea the coach can coach for 90 seconds and then leave. This is not stated in the MTO rule.

jey said...

at the change over both coaches may coach. after 90 sec coach B must leave court. Coach A can stay and observe treatment or perform treatment but he may not coach if he does give him a code after mto time is up coach A must leave court and play begins.

Amigo said...

I believe Jey is incorrect. I've never seen a qualified medical person available at high school matches. When no qualified person is available, then the 3-minute limit on treatment starts as soon as the official finishes explaining the medical timeout regulation. Since the MTO rule clearly states no coaching is allowed during a medical timeout, then the opposing coach cannot continue coaching for the normal time allowed during a changeover. I guess if the official takes 90 seconds to explain the MTO, then the opposing coach has the authority to continue coaching. But we all know that shouldn't be the norm.

Domino said...

USTA Regulation E.7 (FAC Page 110) clearly states the rule: COACHING NOT PERMITTED. No coaching shall be permitted during the suspension of play for a medical timeout or bleeding timeout.

And remember, sports fans, a bleeding timeout can take up to 15 minutes, so there is not supposed to be coaching under that situation as well.