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Originally posted by RookieDude
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Originally posted by Nevadaref
The main thing that you guys are losing sight of is that a team MUST have FIVE PLAYERS in the game unless all other team members are disqualified, hurt, or ill.
This requirement 3-1-1 overrides any other argument that has been made in this thread.
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I thought you said they also had to be eligible.
That's what this whole debate seems to be hinging on.
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Actually, all I did was quote the definition of a TEAM MEMBER.
The rule contains that phrase.
4-34-4 A team member is a member of bench personnel who is in uniform and is eligible to become a player.
All this means is that this team member has not been previously disqualified and thus barred from further participation. It has nothing to do with the scorebook. Don't make that leap.
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Originally posted by RookieDude
Is a player eligible just because he is sitting on the bench in the school's uniform?
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YES. He has met the definition of a team member, and as long as he is not a disqualified player 4-14-1, he is eligible. That is all that is required by the NFHS Rules Book.
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Originally posted by RookieDude
Can a coach suit up a player that was ejected the night before? (As long as he doesn't enter him in the book)
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Not in the state of Nevada. We have a state association regulation that says the kid cannot even attend the game. He can't even be in the gym up in the stands in street clothes.
However, there is NO requirement in the NFHS rules that a kid be suspended for a game due to actions in a previous game. That is TOTALLY up to your state, and if your state doesn't have a regulation against it, then yes the kid can be there.
How are you supposed to know what happened in the previous game? You weren't there. Not your issue. Just apply what's in the rules book and let the state association sort it all out later.
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Originally posted by RookieDude
Can a coach suit up a player that is not eligible because of grades, etc.? (As long as he doesn't enter him in the book)
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Same answer as above.
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Originally posted by RookieDude
If we, as officials, see a player in uniform...do we have to assume he is eligible?
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ABSOLUTELY! The converse assumption would be ridiculous as we would have to assume that the entire team was ineligible until they were proven eligible. That's not the way it works.
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Originally posted by RookieDude
As Camaron said...these questions are not addressed in our rule book. I believe they would be administrative issues with the school and/or state.
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Right. As an official on the court, you can't possibly know all the other stuff that goes on off it. Therefore, you keep it simple.
[Edited by Nevadaref on Jan 26th, 2005 at 03:10 AM]