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In Other Words, He's Not Available ...

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 805907)

What if a player only has one quarter of eligibility left that day, and on the third quarter the coach needs him to make five. Coach says he's ineligible in the third but puts him in for the start of the fourth.

Or, the coach says, "I didn't like the way he mouthed off to an opponent, so I'm benching him for the night".

Or, "I didn't like his selfish play in the first half, so I'm benching him for the rest of night".

Or, "The kid talked back to my assistant, so I'm benching him for the night".

Or, "His Mom told me to bench him tonight because he got a D+ on his chemistry exam".

Or, "I'm benching him tonight because he got a D+ on his chemistry exam".

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 805893)

How about players who the coach declares ineligible due to grades, discipline, too many minutes, or periods, played, school, team, conference, or league, rules, etc.?

Sure -- we didn't have an "official" answer in the other (still active, I think) thread on this, but you think somehow there's going to be an official answer in this thread.

You Can't Look It Up ...

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins (Post 805917)

Sure, we didn't have an "official" answer in the other (still active, I think) thread on this, but you think somehow there's going to be an official answer in this thread.

I think that the official, Official Forum answer should be to use common sense.