NCAAW rules question for tech during Ch game

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Fair enough, but it is still not under a "delay of game" where a team gets a warning.

Fully agree for high school. No warning by rule (not on the delay warning list).

Disagree for college (W). See Article 2. Subarticle F (pass the ball to the nearest official) is on the delay warning list.

NCAA-W Rule 4 Section 9 Delay
Art. 1. A delay is any action that impedes the progress or continuity of the game. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
f. Attempting to gain an advantage by interfering with the ball after a goal or by failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official after a whistle is blown;
Art. 2. One team warning shall be given for each of the delays in Rule 4-9.1.d through .g.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

These things ... cross into the sportsmanship realm as much as the actual delay ... trying to show the officials up ...

Agree.

Something (besides a striped shirt) has to separate officials (as the only unbiased arbiters of the game on the court) from the other participants in the game (players and coaches).

Without being a bully, or a dictator, we have to show that we're "in charge".

Expecting to be treated with a certain degree of respect is one of those ways that we show this, and one of the ways that we expect to be treated with respect is by not having to chase down the ball after every whistle.