fight and coach enters

Originally Posted by welref

I have team A shooting 2 ft's for the bp leaving the bench and 2 ft's for the coach leaving the bench == 4 ft's. Team A's ball at the divison line opposite the table. Correct?

& coach hits the showers but the two team members (bench personel) can remain seated on the bench.

[bigdog5142]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

& coach hits the showers but the two team members (bench personel) can remain seated on the bench.

Bench personnel stay on the bench? I thought they were disqualified with flagrant technical fouls and tossed. I'll have to look this up in the book.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by bigdog5142

Bench personnel stay on the bench? I thought they were disqualified with flagrant technical fouls and tossed. I'll have to look this up in the book.

In high school, we don't eject players. We disqualify them. The reason for this is that we don't want teenagers left alone in a locker room or hallway without adult supervision. It's better to have them on the bench, still the head coach's responsibility, than angry, frustrated and alone in the locker room.

A player can be removed from the playing area if he/she continues to be a disruptive influence in the game. But when we do this, the player should be accompanied by an adult, I believe.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

A player can be removed from the playing area if he/she continues to be a disruptive influence in the game. But when we do this, the player must be accompanied by an adult, I believe.

NFHS 10.5 (b)

[BktBallRef]

As long as the coach is being helpful is breaking up the fight/getting his players away, then I have beckoned him. Don't penalize the coach if he's doing the right thing.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

As long as the coach is being helpful is breaking up the fight/getting his players away, then I have beckoned him.

I agree 100%.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I agree 100%.

me too.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I agree 100%.

I agree 113%.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

NFHS 10.5 (b)

Thanks for the correction. I was 99% sure, but I didn't have the rule in front of me, so I hedged my bet with "should".

[force39]

I have been told that when a fight breaks out stand back and take numbers down on who is involved, whether they come off the bench, etc.

If this is the case who stops the fight?

Originally Posted by force39

I have been told that when a fight breaks out stand back and take numbers down on who is involved, whether they come off the bench, etc.

If this is the case who stops the fight?

Not the officials. It's not your job to break it up, and no good can come from getting in between.

[Splute]

I agree with PYRef. If you try to break it up, a player would have a perfect opportunity to deck you and say it was an accident. Or worse, a player could get hurt and sue you..... no good can come out of it. I recommend NEVER touching a player.

[stmaryrams]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

In high school, we don't eject players. We disqualify them. The reason for this is that we don't want teenagers left alone in a locker room or hallway without adult supervision.

Partner had a situation where two players were sent to the locker room, changed and got into another fight out in the hallway outside of the gym. Before it was over the police were called in.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by bigdog5142

Bench personnel stay on the bench? I thought they were disqualified with flagrant technical fouls and tossed. I'll have to look this up in the book.

They are DQ'd, but non-adult personnel are restricted to the team bench after that. It is only adults who must leave the confines.

Ejected adult bench personnel shall leave the vicinity...