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Old Thu May 22, 2008, 03:41pm
wanja wanja is offline
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Missing Players in Scorebook

My practice is to allow the scorebook entry of team members who are not present. A colleague maintains that only team members that are present can be added to the book and that if a member arrives after the 10 minute cutoff and is added to the book, then a technical foul is applicable per 10-1-2b.

I am unable to identify an explicit rule or case reference that mandates either position. I'd like to hear how some other officials handle this and if their are any relevant rule or case references that support either position.

Team Technical rule 10-1 states
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A team shall not:
ART 1...Fail to supply the scorer with the name and number of each team member who may participate and designate the five starting players at least 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time.
PENALTY: (Art 1.) One foul for both requirements.
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ART 2...After the 10-minute time limit specified in
Article 1:
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b. Add a name to the team member list.
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PENALTY: (Art 2.) One foul only per team regardless of the number of infractions.

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