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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
The definitive guidance is rule 10-2PENALTY. It's a "T" on the player and no indirect "T" to the coach.
Personally, I warn on these.
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I agree...but, had an interesting one the other night.
Had a tight V boys game. Visiting team undefeated. Visiting team already had one player running in without being beckoned and who had reported in after the first horn during a TO.
We removed the player the first time and told him to wait untill beckoned during the next dead ball.
Less than 10 seconds left in the game...Home team drains a 3 pt. goal to tie the game. Visiting team makes a quick thorw-in and scores 2 pts. Gym is going crazy...can't hear whistles...I figured Home team would want a TO...so I watched him after the made basket and watched the clock at the same time...clock was at 2.8 when request was made after the basket...clock ran down to .6...we re-set to 2.8 seconds and game the Home team a TO.
As we are getting ready to inbound the ball at the endline of the Visiting team's basket...the scorer's table alerted me that the visiting team player had checked in after the first horn. He was not beckoned, he just went out on the court when the TO ended.
This was a situation in which the Home team would have loved for us to call the T....down by 2...and an opportunity to go to the line to tie.
The Home team coach said, "Hey, that's a T"...I felt kind of bad when I shook my head and told the player to go back...but, I would have done the same for him.
We didn't give a T the first time...and I didn't feel right giving a T in this important situation...stayed consistant.