New Rule comments

mplagrow · #13 (**permalink**) Thu May 12, 2005, 08:05pm

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Originally posted by bballrob

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Originally posted by FrankHtown
bballrob,

I'm still looking for help on how to administer with a team with only one coach. Do we stop the game, so the coach can accompany the player back to the locker room to change? You shouldn't let the player leave the bench by him/her self. Single coach games are not that all uncommon at small schools, or when a team is on the road.

I hope the committee takes another look at this.

Where in the rulebook does it say that you can't send the kid to the lockerroom by himself to change his shirt?

It may or may not be in the rulebook, but if you allow the minor to go unsupervised to the locker room, you are opening yourself up to possible legal ramifications if little Johnny or Suzie manages to hurt themselves while on their own. Frank has a valid point. Parents nowadays are looking to sue anyone and everyone they can, and a minor being unsupervised could leave the official in a bad situation, even though the official did not direct the player to leave the bench area.

Even if found not at fault, the process which the official would have to go through in order to maintain his/her lack of guilt would be very stressful, expensive, and time-consuming.

Bottom line, it's really not our problem how the kid makes it to the locker room. Hell, I'm guessing that little johnny has a parent or someone that can accompany him to the lockerroom. No need for the coach to take him in if you want an adult to take him in. Coach should know the rules, and he needs to figure out how best to deal with it within the guidelines of the rules.

Agree. It sounds like the coach's problem to me. Grab a parent or somebody else handy. If they can't find a second adult to assist with such matters, that's not the ref's concern.