Unsporting Foul Enforcement
 

I'm out of town and I do not have my rulebook so...

In our online state clinic presentation a section was devoted to unsporting behavior and 2 scenarios were presented. The first invovled a player who was called for a foul going to the bench prior to the sub being summoned. The second centered around a team leaving the floor at the 2nd qtr horn while the other team was still shooting a free throw.

In both examples the presentation said an unsporting T was to be called. The explanations kept using the example of the player leaving "in disgust."

Does the rule require us to determine if there is disgust or is it written that it's a T if they leave the floor early regardless of their demeanor?

I can see the 2nd, but as far as the first one, really? I haven't heard of anyone calling a T when a subbed-for player hits the bench early. You going to do that if it's fifth, and he's just going to the bench because his coach told him he had four and to watch it?

See new case book play 10.3.6 on page 4 of the 2010-11 Case Book. That's where it came from.

The online clinic was only following new FED direction.

If they leave the floor early, it's a violation for doing so anyway under rule 9-3-3. :D

I'd get clarification from the state office but you got one or t'other imo anyway.

10-3-6(i) A player shall not commit an unsporting foul. This includes but is not limited to, acts or conduct such as; leave the playing court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation. PENALTY: Player technical

10-5-5 The head coach shall not permit team members to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason. PENALTY: Direct Technical foul charged to head coach

Both are new in the 2010-2011 Rule Book.

If it is in disgust then yes. He is called for a foul and doesn't like it, 2 free throws are awarded. The guy knows there he is leaving the game but he can't just go sit on the bench because he is mad. Has to wait until before the 2nd free throw for the substitution to take place.

Not in my scenario, he doesn't. The sub will take place as soon as the table tells me it's his 5th foul.

This is an interesting change, though. It'll be interesting to see if I see it enforced while watching the first half of the season.

I see if it's his 5th, but if it's his 3rd foul in the first half and he is upset about it and goes over and sits down, and he knows he is going out, he still has to wait until after the first free throw! I'm going to T him up!

seems to me the new rule states it has to be in protest, "to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation." Simply tucking his tail between his legs and heading to the bench wouldn't qualify here, IMO, unless you're instructed to enforce this without regard to whether he looks like he is showing disgust, resentment, or intimidation.

so would you call the violation then for leaving the floor for unauthorized reason? and take away the first of the free throws for the violation?? just wondering??

Even if you called the violation for leaving the floor, you're not taking the free throw away from the other team.
I'd do what I've always done: try to tell the kid to stay on the floor, but not go plumbing if he sits down anyway.
If it's the 2nd quarter, and the kid gets his third foul and proceeds to tuck his tail between his legs and head for the bench I'd have a hard time considering this unsporting.

10.3.6 SITUATION: With 4 minutes remaining in the second quarter, B1 commits
his/her third foul against airborne shooter A1; the try is unsuccessful. Team
B’s coach immediately sends B6 to the scorer’s table to replace B1 after A1’s first
free-throw. B1’s replacement may not enter the game until after A1’s first free
throw. B1, disgusted with the official’s call and realizing he/she will soon leave the
game, goes and sits on the end of Team B’s bench just after the official reports
the foul. RULING: B1 is assessed an unsporting technical foul for leaving the
court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate disgust. A1 will attempt the two
shooting-foul free throws followed by any Team A member attempting the two
free throws for the technical foul.

I've highlighted the key portion that aligns with the wording of the rule. Based on the wording of the rule and the case play, the disgust is a requirement for proper enforcement. If your local and/or state authorities say different, so be it. I'll be checking with mine as well, but in the mean time, I would say the disgust would have to be obvious before I'd pull the Trigger.

Just as long as you also pull the trigger on a (maybe delayed) violation by any player not showing disgust but leaving the court for an unauthorized reason, fwiw I personally don't have a problem with that.

The rule certainly does need some clarification imo also.

Instead of getting "T" happy, I really think we need to use some game management skills. Someone needs to make sure that he doesn't sit down.
I would even argue that a good lead official who can see everything, could see he sat down and not administer ft throws until he came back onto court.

Now if he is disgusted with your call and made a few comments and put a towel over his head...... all bets are off.

Delay of game warning - that just tells me that you read the rule book.