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Originally Posted by Cleefy
Hi All,
Just after some clarification to a situation that occurred in our local competition on Friday night.
Team A has no substitutes sitting on their bench, and is playing on the court with 5 players. Coach requests that we sub one of their players off onto the bench so that he can talk to him.
I believe this is not allowed, as it places the opposing team at a disadvantage (by resting on of their players)... however my partner makes the decision that this can happen.
I am aware that a substitution can only be requested by a player, so the coaches request should have been denied anyway, but my partner overlooked this...
Can anyone clarify whether this sub is allowed or not, overlooking Article 19.3.1?
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It's not a substitution. But there's nothing which prevents a team from being with less than five players on the court (after the beginning of the game).
A player might need a rest, why should we not allow it? The other team is clearly not at disadvantage, because they'll be playing five against four. This player can come back into the court only when the ball is dead and the clock is not running.
Ciao