Player location during technical foul free-throw

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I use it too in cases where coaches (deliberately) "talk" to player(s) below the FTL in an effort to ice the shooter. The shooter deserves better, and when the coach is being a PITA, they will have to have me deal with your situation when it arises. By your approach, a coach ignoring the instruction is guilty of a T. I don't think you'd call it though. At least, I hope not.

What's the difference in that scenario to a coach deliberately talking to his players above the ftl extended? Is one foot that big a deal? And it might be the OFFENSIVE coach that wants to talk to his players. How does that factor in? Sorry, Juggler, but I don't have a clue where you're coming from on this one.

And where do you get a technical foul out of my "approach"? It's a violation under rule 9-1, and always has been. That's why I'd never call a "T"....the rules won't let me.

Simple procedure. Call the rule as written and don't make up your own. You'll never get in trouble doing that. Jmo.