Beckoned And/Or Comes Onto The Court ...

[Pantherdreams]

Originally Posted by bucky

Guess I am confused. So, you have an injured player and you beckon the coach. The coach refuses to come? Is that what you are saying? if so, beckon the trainer or any other school official (game management, principal attending, etc.) and yes, I would consider them to be bench personnel as far as this rule. Are you telling me that no one will come attend to the injured player? If that is the case, the coach/school will have far bigger problems than not wanting to burn a TO. Additionally, if a beckoned coach refuses to come, are you really ever going to want to work in that school again? I doubt it.

Also see case 3.3.6 Sit B

Try this one. (Though it may not happen to those of you who don't officiate games where country music is a part of warmup.)

A1 gets trucked on a loose ball play. Officials blow whistle to check player.

Player is curled up on floor. Coach A says "He'll be alright."

Player doesn't get up and officials beckon coach A.

Coach A stands on sideline says "Get up Rudy you are alright."

Parent from the stands (we can only assume is family member): "Rudy if you do not get up right now you will be sorry."

A1 (Rudy) pulls himself to his feet like Rocky on a 9 count and wobbles towards official mumbling I'm good.

Ahh poor Rudy, great teammate though . . .

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

Though it may not happen to those of you who don't officiate games where country music is a part of warmup.

John Deere tractors take up the best spaces in the parking lot? Fans with John Deere caps spit tobacco into paper cups?

Been there, done that for the first, but not for the second.

Now sit right back and enjoy some foot tapping classic John Denver:

https://youtu.be/8Gx97BH5kKo

[Raymond]

I have had quite a few occasions where I've looked at the coach to come on the court for an injured player and the coach just stood there.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I have had quite a few occasions where I've looked at the coach to come on the court for an injured player and the coach just stood there.

Been there, looked at that.

When I cautiously stop a game to check on a player and immediately see that he's alright and will be immediately ready to continue playing, I will give the coach a stop sign and say, "He's alright to play". Keeps me from having to explain why I could charge him with timeout to keep his player in the game, or sit his player for a tick. Also keeps me from having to explain why I stopped the game if the player wasn't really hurt.

I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on television. As an official I would just rather be safe than sorry.

[SNIPERBBB]

Why would you be automatically charging a coach the TO to keep a player in? You let them make the decision to take the TO or have the player sit a tick. Off the top of my head there is only has one situation where a TO is forced on the coach

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

Why would you be automatically charging a coach the TO to keep a player in? You let them make the decision to take the TO or have the player sit a tick.

Not automatic, but if he comes out onto the court, it reduces the choices from three choices to two choices.

Official stops game for possible injury, or real injury:
1) Coach enters court, must take a timeout to keep the player in the game. Play on from point of interruption.
2) Coach enters court, coach removes the player and substitutes. Play on from point of interruption.
3) Coach doesn’t enter court and player is ready to immediately play. No timeout needed. No substitute needed. Play on from point of interruption.