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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Since there's a difference in the meaning of "should be" and "must be", I guess that also means there's a difference in the consequence for non-compliance.
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Maybe, but the fact that there's no penalty noted for the action puts it in the realm of teams sitting during a 30 second TO. Instruct compliance first; then T after refusal.
With this situation, even if the team is far enough you can't consider it "directly" in front of their bench, by the time you instruct compliance the chant is over anyway.
That Ref: "Coach, your players need to do that chant in front of the bench."
Coach: "well, they're done now, should I have them start over in the proper location?"
That Ref: "Never mind."
Unless your governing body has determined you should go straight to a T, which is highly possible and has, in fact, been instructed for certain pre-game infractions in some jurisdictions.