Pre-Game Warm-up Lap Illinois

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I'm not sure he'd know.

He's not here just now: you cut him so deeply.

[M&M Guy]

...yawn...hey, what's all the racket! How's a guy supposed to get some sleep around here?!?

Well, since I had to get up anyway (my boss hates it when I sleep at work), I looked on the IHSA website about that very issue. It says, in a posting dated 1/22/10:

4. Team warm ups: Upon taking the floor for games, teams should not run through, between, or in any way interfere with, an opponent’s pre-game warm-up.
• It is recommended that teams take the floor by running around the ½-court area in front of their bench upon taking the floor. (NOTE: in some facilities, teams may have to run by an opponent to get to their side of the floor for warm-ups; this should NOT be penalized, unless the team or any of its members act in an unsporting manner while running by their opponents.)
• Teams may only run around their half of the court as they begin their warm ups.
• Officials should be prepared to assess the appropriate penalty (a team technical as found in Rule 10-1-8) to a team, team member, or coach who demonstrates the unsporting acts explained above.

So, at least in IL, we are to impose a T for unsporting behavior.

Now, I'm going back to sleep.