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Originally posted by CecilOne
On opposite sides of the field, teams are allowed to be at midfield. If the coach is in the official area, the players would be and some say taht means they have to enter.
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CecilOne,
While I certainly agree with you, this whole episode merely highlights the importance of having the team area/benches located the proper 10 feet away from the touchline. When the team is this far back, it makes it quite obvious when a team wishes to substitute and when it does not because the team members wishing to enter the game will be only a yard or so away from the touchline at midfield, while the rest of the team will be much further back.
Good game management of the team benches will greatly ease an official's task in a game. In Nevada high school games a team is allowed to have up to four adults along with their team members in the team area and they all have to be listed on the game card. If they are not, I instruct the coach to have them leave. This keeps the number of people over there quite manageable. There are no parents or media personnel, players who are hurt and not dressed, etc., in this area; just the team.