First Time Ever

[Raymond]

(BV) Last night the team didn't come out until the 1:00 minute mark. They were ready to play at 0:00 with players on the court and team members on the bench, but no coaches in sight.

Continue w/o coaches or wait?

[Indianaref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

(BV) Last night the team didn't come out until the 1:00 minute mark. They were ready to play at 0:00 with players on the court and team members on the bench, but no coaches in sight.

Continue w/o coaches or wait?

You know you need an adult on the sidelines. I think a T if you had to wait more than a minute.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

(BV) Last night the team didn't come out until the 1:00 minute mark. They were ready to play at 0:00 with players on the court and team members on the bench, but no coaches in sight.

Continue w/o coaches or wait?

Originally Posted by Indianaref

You know you need an adult on the sidelines. I think a T if you had to wait more than a minute.

I waited and the HC showed up about within seconds.

(No rule book handy) Have a rules citation for administering a 'T' in this situation?

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I waited and the HC showed up about within seconds.

(No rule book handy) Have a rules citation for administering a 'T' in this situation?

Would be the same rule as above regarding an actionless contact at the start of either half. 10-1-5 a.

That said, I haven't found anywhere in the rulebook that actually says a coach is necessary. Common sense says that in a high school contest, adult supervision is necessary. But I don't have a rule reference for that...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

Would be the same rule as above regarding an actionless contact at the start of either half. 10-1-5 a.

That said, I haven't found anywhere in the rulebook that actually says a coach is necessary. Common sense says that in a high school contest, adult supervision is necessary. But I don't have a rule reference for that...

This is a state issue, IMO. Virtually every state I know of requires a coach (different states have different requirements for who can take this role) in order for the game to proceed; that's why we forfeit a game if all the coaches get DQd.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is a state issue, IMO. Virtually every state I know of requires a coach (different states have different requirements for who can take this role) in order for the game to proceed; that's why we forfeit a game if all the coaches get DQd.

Agreed. I just hadn't thought of it from a rules book perspective, but there is no requirement I've found that a team have a coach at all...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

Agreed. I just hadn't thought of it from a rules book perspective, but there is no requirement I've found that a team have a coach at all...

Not from the NFHS, but if your state requires one (and I don't know of a state that doesn't require a coach) you could justifiably call this T for delaying a full minute at the start of the half. If your state requires a coach, the team is not ready to play if the coach isn't present. I'll need to check the wording of the rule to varify this, though.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Not from the NFHS, but if your state requires one (and I don't know of a state that doesn't require a coach) you could justifiably call this T for delaying a full minute at the start of the half. If your state requires a coach, the team is not ready to play if the coach isn't present. I'll need to check the wording of the rule to varify this, though.

Agree with you completely.