Sit A Tick ...

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Another news update from today. It's not NFHS. It's not for the entire IAABO universe. Just for Connecticut.

Note: Connecticut has a CIAC rule that if a player gets a technical foul they must sit a tick.

Play #5: A2 is fouled and awarded 2 Free Throws. Prior to
attempting the Free Throws, A2 is assessed a Technical Foul. Team
A has no substitutes to shoot A2's free throws as A2 must "sit a
tick".
Answer: The coach of Team A picks a player on the court to
shoot A2's free throws. Team B shoots 2 free throws because of
the Technical Foul. Team B is awarded a throw in at the
Division Line. Team A must play with 4 players until the next
whistle after time has come off the clock. (IAABO Rules Guide
16:4: A)

Can anybody come up with a NFHS interpretation where playing with five trumps sitting a tick?

Hint: It's Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.'s favorite caseplay.

The CIAC can jump up and down and scream and holler until the cows come home, but unless A2's TF was his/her 5th Foul, 2nd TF, or was a FTF, he/she will remain in the Game until he/she becomes a Disqualified Player per R4-S14-A1.

See NFHS Case Book Play 8.2 Situation B.

When I wrote the RULING for this Situation in January 2008, I told Mary Struckhoff (NFHS Basketball Rules Editor) that there were two conflicting Rules: R3-S1-A1 and R3-S3-A4, and that R3-S1-A1, NOT R3-S3-A4, was the governing Rule but she did NOT listen to me (and do not get me started), so disregard Rule reference R3-S3-A4 because R3-S1-A1 IS the governing Rule, NOT R3-S3-A4. As far as R2-S3 (The God Rule), I forget what school year that Rule reference was added to the Case Book Play but it was done without anyone on the NFHS Rules Committee consulting me as I told Mary back in January 2008 that it does NOT apply because we have R3-S1-A1.

MTD, Sr.