coach/injury free throws

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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
By rule, for you that want to follow letter of the law, the beckoning of the coach and/or entering the court is what technically leads to the requirement to substitute, not the actual attending to a player's need. So while you may have been trying to do what seemed right, it is not what the rule says.

Rule 3 Players, Substitutes and Equipment
SECTION 3 SUBSTITUTION
ART. 5 . . . A player who has been injured to the extent that the coach or any other bench personnel is beckoned and/or comes onto the court shall be directed to leave the game. Unless a time-out is requested by his/her team and the situation can be corrected by the resumption of play.

That is why I think it is most important that refs not beckon the coach too quickly when a player is fouled and goes down. If they are not in immediate danger, have the non-reporting offical talk to the player and determine the need for assistance before calling the coach. This is different than if you have visible blood or you stopped play specifically because of the injury.

HC,

The "or comes onto the court" provision is probably there because trainers not located on the bench under the coach's control many times will hurry onto the floor when a player is down. They seem to feel that their services must be many times used immediately. Unfortunately, this means that the coach is stuck and needs to sub unnecessarily.

I agree with you that the officials need to be slow to allow anyone to attend to the player unless it is obvious that they need immediate assistance