resumption of play procedure
 

Ok.. I'm going thru the IAABO refresher exam. I'm hmming and hawing over one question regarding resuming play after a time out.

Question 34- Team a is granted a time-out prior to team A's thrown-in. Following the TO, team A fails to have all players return at approx the same time. The official pauses and then resumes play with the resumption of play procedure. Is the official correct?

Now I've read the resumption of play procedure for delay following a TO or intermission, but I've also read 10-1- 5-7 which is more specific for not having all players return at the same time. The resumption of play procedure seems to deal more specifically with a team failing to provide a thrower then the situation I referenced above.

I've never had it happen- I've always found preventative officiating helps prevent situations like this.

Some help, please.

tks

My thought: by rule, no, the official is not correct. This is a T, no RPP required. This is usually pretty loosely interpreted, too. If four players come running out while one is slow finishing his water, it's close enough to "the same time." I've never really seen this rule broken, except once when the 5th player came running out during play (we missed the count in that one).

Agreed. The team is "allowed" to use the RPP (i.e., stay at the bench), but once they respond, all players must return at the same time.

Our board had a study session on Sunday night, and this question gave us pause. In the end, the session leader confirmed what was said here, that RPP applies to no-one on the court, as opposed to 1-4 on the court.

There is a case play covering 1 player not returning with the others. Not exactly the same scenario as in the question. 10.1.9