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Originally posted by tmwhit
An official is running up the playing court to cover the play area and as they pass the bench of Team A (the official has his back to the bench) somone on Team A's bench uses foul language directed toward that official. Who should the official give the technical foul to?
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If you are certain that it was a substitute on the bench then you have two options:
1) If you are certain which substitute made the comments, that player is charged with a direct technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct and the head coach is charged with an indirect technical foul; if the coaching box is used in your state, the head coach has lost his coaching box privileges. Or,
2) If you are not certain which substitute made the comments, the head coach is charged with a technical foul; if the coaching box is used in your state, the head coach has lost his coaching box privileges.