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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by Nevadaref
RD,
I edited my original post to make it clear that this was an oversight and not an intentional benching by the coach. To clarify my question is then: Is a person properly dressed in a uniform and sitting on the bench, but not listed in the book, an eligible team member? Do the rules force this person to play and thus force the technical foul?
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No,there is no rule that will make the coach add this person to the team member list.That is completely up to the coach.The only rule that applies is R10-1-2a,which makes it a T as soon as,or if, the coach decides to add the name to make the player eligible to play.There is no rule that states that injured,suspended or ineligible players can't sit on the bench during a game in uniform.
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JR,
How do you classify that kid that sits on the bench, dressed in uniform, but not listed in the book? Bench personnel, substitute, team member, other?