Jewelry during live ball
Coach points out that opponent has necklace on during live ball.
How best to handle? Wait until dead ball? Player can quickly remove and stay in the game? No penalty? (coach chirping that's it's a technical) |
Whatever you do, know it's NOT a technical.
Ideally you catch this during a dead ball (well ideally before during warm-ups but we'll assume this player was being sneaky). If it's during a live ball, I'm not going to stop a fast break to address this. When action slows down, blow the whistle, and if it's something the player can take off real quick w/o delay, then take care of it, and play on (think a necklace). If it's something that's going to take too long to take off, then I'm asking coach for a sub. |
To each his own. I personally, would not stop the game for a necklace, unless it featured dangling razor blades or something else obviously dangerous. Next dead ball, get rid of it.
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I guess it depends on the item, but with most necklaces the real danger is to the necklace itself. I have told a lot of kids over the years: "If I liked that thing, I would take it off." |
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Stop the game, "Coach, #23 isn't ready to play. I need a sub."
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I could be wrong, but I don't believe there is a provision for sending a player out because of jewelry.
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Ed Zackery!
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"Coach, I need another one. This one isn't ready to play." "TWEEEET." Let's go...... I'm not holding up a game while a player fiddles with jewelry. Next time they'll know better......or not. :rolleyes: Several yrs ago, I had a JVB come in one game with 30 secs left. He was in the game standing in the lane to watch the second of a free throw. As the T I noticed a necklace. When the second shot went in. TWEEET. "Coach, I need another one." He went to the end of the bench and didn't come in again. |
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Use this as a teachable moment...You must talk to your partner(s) during pre-game warm-ups and be sure you are looking closely at each player for this very reason.
Now that it's happened to you....It'll likely never happen again. |
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We can't only enforce the rules we like. I had to deal with two fashion-police issues yesterday. They were a pain, but I dealt with them, and moved on. No big deal. |
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Okay, I'll spell it out. I fail to follow the sequence of events. The fact that the coach has said "Yes, my players are properly equipped," means that the player has to leave the game to remove his necklace as opposed to tossing it to the bench. A delay of the game? The toss to the bench, for most items, would be just as quick if not quicker. It is specified that the player with the shirttail out "shall be directed to leave the game." Likewise for the player with blood on the uniform. If that is the intent, WHY would it not be stated somewhere in 3-5 that a player with one of these illegal items must leave the game for its removal/adjustment?
This is right up there with the official notifying the teams that the first horn has sounded during a timeout. "What? Damn, didn't hear that horn! Thanks for the notification, Mr. Ref." |
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