player coming off bench

[All_Heart]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Since A5 was never replaced he has to still be considered a player during this time.

Of course, the illegal action must be observed in order to be penalized. How else could it work?

Well....I had a situation a couple of years ago near the end of the game (around 2 minutes left). After a timeout only 4 players from Team A returned from a timeout, which we failed to recognize. The ball was being inbounded opposite the table near the division line. I was at C with my back to Team A's bench. After the ball was throw-in I noticed that there were only 4 players for team A. At almost the same time Player A5 jumped on the court. The majority of the players were on the other side of the court so I had taken 2 steps onto the court. Because of my position I didn't actually see the player enter the court and neither did my partners. I saw the player a second after he was on the court.

Is this a technical foul or do I need to SEE the player with my own two eyes () step from OOB onto the court?

I would think that the intent of the rule would be to penalize this with a technical.