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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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I think the player is no longer charged with the flagrant T (what's the point of that? he's DQ'd anywhay) -- the comments on the NFHS site indicate the section has been "moved":
This change merely removes the provision from Rule 10-3-2 as a player technical and places it under the head coachÂ’s responsibility in 10-5-3. The penalty still results in two free throws and the ball to the offended team, but now assesses a direct technical foul to the head coach (rather than an indirect). A head coach should be aware of the fact that a player has been disqualified because he/she has been notified by an official.
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Interesting. I thought that the idea of charging the flagrant T to the player was for the fact that he committed a flagrant unsportsmanlike act by deliberately participating after being disqualified(and being notified that he had been disqualified). I also thought that that was the basis for enacting the rule in the first place.This could make a significant difference in States that suspend players who receive flagrant fouls,if they no longer get one for this particular act. A player could try to pull this one now,and,even if caught,get off without any punishment at all. [/B][/QUOTE]
First, the player is not technically disqualified once he's notified. Only the notification to the coach makes the DQ official. If you've told the player but not the coach, he's not DQ's.
Even if the player does try to reenter the game, the coach will at least be guilty of complicity. No coach that I know of has players enter the game without their knowledge.
Also, coaches will be more vigilant with the new rule since there are, in some states, fines associated with coaches being charged with technical.