I had middle school situation like that five years ago. The coach of the non-shooting team starts to walk off. I said, "Coach, the quarter isn't over yet; your team has to stay until the free throws are over." He didn't like it, and I had to say it again. He hesitated, waffled, but ultimately still meandered his team toward the locker room while the free throws were being shot.
In hindsight, I should have called a T. But I was a new official and couldn't pull the trigger. My partner didn't care (would have been nice if he'd had my back).
I later emailed a guy at the state office for an opinion. He said, "did letting him go affect anything?" I said, "no." So he replied, "then just let him go." I don't agree with that, but in fairness I wanted to provide a coordinator's point of view.
So here's a quiz for new officials. If the T is called in that situation, how and when is the penalty enforced?
