Leaving the court--Tech Foul?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

In a game I saw last year where a T was given. A player is substituted after an inbound. Goes off and on then off and is off when the play is resumed. Coach didn't mean for him to be subbed. But he is standing to the side(table) of the coach right near the sideline. I know the player must be at the bench or at the table but in this case it could have been confusing to the defense whether or not the player was in. He just stood there for about five seconds or so and then the T was given. Would that be a delay of game warning or a T?

There is no delay of game warning for a bench player being up off the bench. It's a T; sometimes we'll warn the coach, but it's not official and it's not required.

The question is, had this player been subbed for, meaning there were 5 other players on the court at the time? If so, he's bench personnel and must be in the bench area during play. Standing on a sideline someplace else is defenitely T worthy.

If he was one of the 5, there is a T for delaying a return to the playing court after being out of bounds for a legitimate reason.

I'm not sure from this post which situation this was.