Team Bench Area?

[ref2coach]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

They are clearly not the same.
Type the text of the question and I'll give my thoughts.

"The team bench area is an imaginary rectangle formed by the sideline (including the bench), end line, nearer free-throw lane line extended and the coaching-box line." True or False

I answered false because this is the definition for the time-out area. Others are saying standard poor NFHS question writing and true will therefore be the correct answer.

[kwatson]

My partner and I showed up to a HS C game being played in an auxiliary gym. The team benches were set up across the court from the table. We asked the coach how he planned on his team checking in with the table, followed by a blank look and a quick yell to his players to move the benches across the court.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

"The team bench area is an imaginary rectangle formed by the sideline (including the bench), end line, nearer free-throw lane line extended and the coaching-box line." True or False

I answered false because this is the definition for the time-out area. Others are saying standard poor NFHS question writing and true will therefore be the correct answer.

You are correct. This is a question from an old NFHS exam. About three seasons ago the NFHS changed the wording of this question to say "The time-out area is an..." That was done the same year that the definition of the time-out area was added to the Rules Book.

If someone else doesn't post the exact years of what I wrote above, I return when I have more time and do so for you.