Administrative Technical Fouls

[Mike Goodwin]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

We discussed this in Dec 2016.

3.4.3 SITUATION C: Starter, A1, has brought the wrong uniform and with eight minutes on the clock prior to the start of the game, switches with A15 and now is wearing a legal jersey but a new number. With two minutes on the clock prior to the start of the game, it is discovered that starter, B1, is wearing a different jersey than indicated in the scorebook. It is confirmed that a wrong number was provided to the official scorer and a change is made to reflect the correct number in the scorebook. RULING: Both Team A and B are charged with an administrative technical foul for changing a number in the scorebook and will begin the game with one team foul toward the bonus. No free throws are awarded and the game will begin at the point of interruption, which is the opening jump ball. COMMENT: When each team is assessed one technical foul prior to the game, a double technical foul has occurred, as this is considered "approximately the same time." (4- 19-8b, 4-36-2c, 10-1-2) (See 6.4.1 SITUATION A)

TECHNICAL BEFORE QUARTER STARTS
6.4.1 SITUATION A: Twelve minutes before the game is scheduled to start, team member A1 dunks the ball and is charged with a technical foul. B1 is discovered to be wearing an illegal jersey, as the players prepare for the start of the game. RULING: The game will be started by awarding Team B two free throws for A1’s technical foul. Team A will then be given two free throws and the ball for a division-line throw-in for B1’s infraction. When the thrower of Team A has the ball for the throw-in, they have control for purposes of establishing the alternating possession procedure and the arrow
is immediately set toward B’s basket. Team B will have the first opportunity for an alternating-possession throw-in. (4-3)


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So what is the difference? Why offset the technicals in the first scenario and not award any FTs, but shoot all four in the second play ruling?
The best rationale that we could determine was that in the first situation both infractions were Team technical fouls for something administrative and not charged to any individual (head coach or team member). So the NFHS wants those to offset and the game to begin with a jump ball.
However, in play ruling 6.4.1 the infractions result in technical fouls which are charged to individuals (the team member who dunked and directly to the Head Coach for allowing an illegal uniform), so those technicals do not offset and the FTs are administered in the order in which the fouls occurred and possession is awarded without a jump ball.

We can add this casebook play to the list of pre-game technical fouls that do not offset, as these would also be charged to individual team members just like in 6.4.1 Sit A.

6.4.1 SITUATION F: A team member of Team A is detected dunking about five minutes before the game and a team member of B does the same thing about a minute later.

RULING: The game will start with administration of the technical-foul free throws in the order in which the fouls were called. Team B shoots first followed by Team A. Team A will then be given the ball for a throw-in at the division line opposite the table. When the thrower of Team A is bounced the ball or it is placed at Team A's disposal, the possession arrow will be set pointing toward Team B's basket. (4-3, 7-5-6a)