6 Players...Whose Responsibility Is It?

[golfdesigner]

Taking it just a little further. How many times do we have substitutions during a game, let's say 60 times. If it takes two or three seconds to take the time at each substitution period to check the count of players, 60 x 3-seconds oh boy a whole three minutes longer, so they game takes three more minutes. That's why it's important to take the time to make sure you have the right number of players on the floor. A whole three minutes to make sure you don't have to 'splain to the coach how come you're not assessing the T to the team with six or more. My opinion, no excuse. If you think you want to get 'em back playing again, do the math, it's well worth the few seconds to avoid an embarrasing situation.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by golfdesigner

A whole three minutes to make sure you don't have to 'splain to the coach how come you're not assessing the T to the team with six or more.

Please explain to me where I can find the rule that says a T is not assessed if the officials fail to count the 6 players?

[Adam]

I had this in a varsity game two weeks ago. TO, we resume play, and I hear the V coach behind me. "That's a technical foul, they have 6." He said it quietly a couple of times (I was C). Just as H6 starts running off the court, I hit the whistle.

Home coach wanted to know if we weren't suppose to count. I basically gave him Jurassic's answer. "Yes, coach, we are supposed to count; but it's your responsibility to have the right number of players on the court."

[Adam]

Originally Posted by golfdesigner

A whole three minutes to make sure you don't have to 'splain to the coach how come you're not assessing the T to the team with six or more.

It's easier to explain to the offending coach why you called the T than to explain why you're not calling what you should be calling. I'd also much rather explain that to my assigner/supervisor. The fact is, either way you missed the count; how does ignoring the rule make you in less trouble?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's easier to explain to the offending coach why you called the T than to explain why you're not calling what you should be calling. I'd also much rather explain that to my assigner/supervisor.

Agree.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The fact is, either way you missed the count; how does ignoring the rule make you in less trouble?

Disagree. Sometimes you count correctly, and then you look up and there are 6 on the floor. Players and coaches have strange ideas, and this T is not always a failure of game management. :shrug:

Bob had the best line in another thread, about how officials have a duty to count before putting the ball in play, but that it was the coaches' responsibility to have the right number on the court.

[TonyT]

Everytime a sub entered the game they were given a rolled up towel by the asst. coach and gave it to the player who was to come out of the game, and when they got back to the bench they gave the towel back to the asst. coach. I assume this was their way of making sure they knew the player subbed for came out of the game. If they sent in 3 subs they had 3 towels etc.