Bench Conduct Situation

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I had a problem yesterday with both middle school team benches trying to distract opponent free throw shooters by banging their feet against the bleachers.

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I know that some here have disagreed regarding if the bench can be held liable for such distracting behavior.

I warned both benches with possible violations and the problem ended

I had this also happen in a recent middle school boys game where the players on the visitor's bench used their voices to try distracting the free throw shooter.

Except for one game where the coach addressed the behavior before I could, I've found that issuing a warning in this situation makes the problem go away.