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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
A kid on the Varsity team is no more affiliated with the JV team than a parent sitting in the stands wearing the school colors.
Sorry, but you are totally wrong to penalize the team competing for an action done by someone not part of the team. You don't get to decide if he is part of the team, the team/school decides if he is part of the team.
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The team/coach made the choice when they permitted him/her to participate in warm-ups. Call him/her an assistant coach, statistician, or trainer if you must, but if they're on the floor participating with the team, the team assumes responsibility for his/her actions.
I doubt they'd allow a parent to participate...but if they did, that parent just became part of the coaching staff/bench personnel for as long as they're on the playing court or bench.
Plus, I've yet to ever see a formal list of people that are team members or bench personnel until the 10-minute mark and, even then, it is not required that they list everyone, only those that may play....certainly not any one of the coaching staff or other personnel.