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Originally posted by Nevadaref
I'll note that 10.3.3 Sit B is still in this year's case book.
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Right. And the T is "for returning during playing action."
imo, if it were a T to play (inadvertantly) with four, then the ruling would have been "Team A is charged with a T as soon as the officials notice the problem."
You are correct that a team cannot intentionally play with 4 players. If the coach insists, he gets a T for unsportinig behavior, or delaying the game, ...
But, if it's inadvertant, the penalty is, well, playing with four until there's an opportunity to "substitute."
This isn't the only rule that distinguishes between an intentional and an inadvertant act.