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Originally Posted by todd66
I was told that since rule 5-11-3 states that "players" must remain standing and that bench personnel are not players then bench personnel are not allowed to stand in the time out huddle on a 30. They and all assistant coaches must remain seated and not participate in the time out. Has anyone else ever heard this or enforce it this way?
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In general, if a rule doesn't make something illegal, it is legal.
Since this rule is silent with respect to bench personnel, it has no impact on what they may or may not do. Bench personnel are then only limited to what they are permitted to do in any timeout (30 or 60). And that means they may stand and be in the huddle.
The point about the rule in question is to keep the players ready to return to the court more quickly. That's it.