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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Please don't mention the term "OT". I just ate.

"Good Gr ... Never mind.

[EIA REF]

Originally Posted by Yakivegas

3) Game held in a small gymnasium, with the stands and player's benches no more than 2 feet from the out of bounds line. 2nd OT, score tied with about 5 seconds on the clock. A has the ball in their frontcourt. Their point guard makes a cross court pass to her teammate, but that player had decided to cut to the lane. The ball hits in the vacated spot and bounces towards B's bench. There is not a player close enough to make an attempt at a save. The ball is heading OOB, bouncing directly at B's bench. A seated bench player reflexively/defensively grabs the loose ball just before it strikes her in the head.

There is an immediate whistle, and the official signals a technical against the bench player for what sounded like "interference". Under the league rules, a T is an automatic award of 2 points (they don't shoot the FT).

Is that a reasonable call, and if so, is there anything the bench player could have done to avoid the infraction?

I have one question regarding this -- If Team A throws the ball to an teamate late in the game and it goes into Team B's bench, were the teams sitting on the wrong ends of the court?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by EIA REF

I have one question regarding this -- If Team A throws the ball to an teamate late in the game and it goes into Team B's bench, were the teams sitting on the wrong ends of the court?

1. Welcome to the forum.

2. AAU ball, anything's possible. Good catch, though.

[mick]

Originally Posted by EIA REF

I have one question regarding this -- If Team A throws the ball to an teamate late in the game and it goes into Team B's bench, were the teams sitting on the wrong ends of the court?

Nice catch, EIA.
But consider the rule the official kicked, and then consider the possibility that the bench placement rule may have been kicked.

Welcome to the Forum.

[Yakivegas]

Originally Posted by EIA REF

I have one question regarding this -- If Team A throws the ball to an teamate late in the game and it goes into Team B's bench, were the teams sitting on the wrong ends of the court?

You're correct, they were on the wrong bench, as it were. My observation is that most times, they set up correctly, but I have heard coaches stake a claim to a particular bench because "this is where we always sit".

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Yakivegas

You're correct, they were on the wrong bench, as it were. My observation is that most times, they set up correctly, but I have heard coaches stake a claim to a particular bench because "this is where we always sit".

How the benches are determined shouldn't matter, since in the first half the court in front of your bench is your backcourt, and in the second half it's your frontcourt.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Yakivegas

You're correct, they were on the wrong bench, as it were. My observation is that most times, they set up correctly, but I have heard coaches stake a claim to a particular bench because "this is where we always sit".

"Okay, you can sit there, but start warming up over there!"