Running Out Of Locker Room

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by LRZ

How can a new/newer official know a 5-year-old interpretation, if it doesn't appear in a contemporary rule or case book? Was the case deleted because the ruling was changed or abandoned or subsequently deemed wrong? If the reasoning for its disappearance isn't apparent, how can the ruling be considered authoritative?

Is the conduct disrespectful or taunting? Without more, I don't see this.

This was a POE, not a case book ruling. The purpose was to emphasize a type of unsportsmanlike behavior that had apparently become a problem and needed to be addressed.

I'm with Deecee on this, be preventative to avoid havig to penalize if possible - if they ignore you, you still have the penalty to fall back on, but honestly, I've never had to go that far. Most of the time it isn't an issue as the players are usually on the court before the officials, but once in awhile it happens. More common is the huddling at mid court - a couple times this season we have had to move them to their half of the court.