My reply is old. I would think you are writing about Rule 10-3-3, a player technical is given when leaving the court for an unauthorized reason. You do not give a warning or a violation per the 2004-5 points of emphasis where all players must play within the confines of the playing court (Rules Book, pg.70, 3.a). But most of the replies on this original topic seem to be about Rule 4-41-6 which would be a violation only.

thank you johnny 1784
 

i called this because it was just like the poe and the case book...was told that not many officals call this because the penalty is to severe...would like to see this as a violation

Re: thank you johnny 1784
 

Which was my original point. I know of only three officials in my area who made this call this year. The penalty is way too severe for the offense. It needs to be made a violation rather than a technical foul. Hopefully the rules committee has received much feedback on this. Of course, with so few officials calling it, the committee could be deceived into thinking that no news is good news.

Electric fence? How about the invisible fence with the dog collar? Of course, it would have to be disabled during timeouts.

And wouldn't it be a shame if one timeout somebody forgot to turn it off? :eek: :D

Always include the timer & scorer in your pre-game routine. ;)