Resuming Play Procedure

[iref4him]

I am watching the JV game prior to the varsity I was scheduled to officiate. Blue team calls a full time out with 1:00 minutes remaining before the half. Both teams come back onto the floor - Blue team has 5 players and White has 5 players, but one of the white players gets confused and returns to the bench, prior to the offiicial handing the ball to the Blue team after the time out. So Blue has 5 players and White has 4 players. The game resumes and at the next dead ball the White player comes back into the game. The Blue coach wanted a Technical foul during the time White only had 4 players, since the White team was not ready with all 5 for play at the end of the time out. The blue coach chased down the official at the end of the half and waned to know why the White team did not get a 'T'. The Blue coach proceeded to explain that this happened last year to him. He got a 'T' for not having all the players ready.

(1) If white was not ready at all, you would hand the ball to blue and go according to the RPP. So to me there is no difference in my mind.

(2) Since the White player waited to come in at the next dead ball like a sub, I still don't have an issue. What would of happen is the white player ran onto the floor during play? --> 'T' for illegal substitution.

(3) I explained to the the JV officials that could be avoided if both of them would have counted the number of players on both teams and making sure that both teams had 5 players each before handing the ball in. I asked them did both teams have 5 players. They didn't recall.

(4) Withthe way things happened I think the JV officials handled things as best as they could.

Any other thoughts?