6 on the Court -- unnoticed...

[BillyMac]

Good post.

Originally Posted by bucky

... after made basket ... before tip-off, before a throw-in, or before a free throw.

When are team members participating? Certainly not during the dead ball period before the live ball of a jump ball or during the dead ball period before a live ball of a designated spot throwin.

NFHS rules, as presently written, don't use live ball/dead ball, or the status of the clock, to determine extra team member rulings (penalties, or send extra man back) but rather base the ruling on "participation", which it doesn't define. Other Forum members want to simply use live ball/dead ball, I just added the status of the clock into the mix for discussion purposes because I believe that team members can be participating during times other than live balls.

Originally Posted by bucky

I will definitely throw this at our state interpreter and see what kind of feedback comes.

Please do. My questions to trainers were just answered with, "Don't let it happen, do a better job of preventing six players from entering, or staying on the court".