FIBA Substitutions

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

If they want to rest a player, nothing prevents that player from sitting down on the court for a short time.

Same thing applies to officials. That's what I do, when I need to catch my breath. My partner can handle things by himself, or herself, for a few moments.

[Cleefy]

So the general consensus is that the substitute shall be denied under FIBA 4.2.2?

Also, to clear it up, the player wasn't injured - the coach requested that we substitute him because he missed an easy fast break..

Edit: Then again, its not really a substitution, because no one is replacing the player on the court - in this example, the player on the court is simply being 'scratched' onto the bench.

So if we look at 19.1, "A substitution is an interruption of the game requested by the substitute to become a player."

It basically says that a SUBSTITUTE must become a PLAYER, and there is nothing stating a vice versa situation...

does this change anything?

Cleefy

[Adam]

"Coach, if he's not injured, he has to play."
Let the coach make his decision.

[NICK]

You cannot substitute a player out if you have no substitute to go into the game. If the coach only has 5 players on court and wants to have a player come off and have a rest, he can only do so with the referee's OK and during a dead ball period as leaving the court without permission is a Technical infringement. He/she will still need the referee's permission to go back into the game during a dead ball period. That is how I would handle it.

[Karin]

As I understand it, if the player is fit to play, he must remain on the court. I think the word substitution says it all. If there is no player to come into the game as a substitute, how can you effect a substitution?The team consists of five players on court not four and a bench sitter. An injury to one of the five players would be the only way to alter this.Article 4.2.2 is as close as it gets.