Team members leave bench...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

If you said no fight was possible, then you could apply 10-4-2.

AllPurposeGamer: Nice citation.

[just another ref]

For the record, the phrase "during a fight or when a fight may break out" appears in 10-4-5. That is really broad language. Sounds to me like this is one where they want a shoot first, ask questions later attitude.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by just another ref

For the record, the phrase "during a fight or when a fight may break out" appears in 10-4-5. That is really broad language. Sounds to me like this is one where they want a shoot first, ask questions later attitude.

Basically the rules folks are saying "if you're on the bench, stay there." Here's the wording from NFHS 10-5-5:

The head coach shall not permit team members to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.

I'm thinking they don't want us guessing why a kid came onto the court.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Basically the rules folks are saying "if you're on the bench, stay there." Here's the wording from NFHS 10-5-5:

The head coach shall not permit team members to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.

I'm thinking they don't want us guessing why a kid came onto the court.

And if the players all motion to their injured teammate?

Remember, that helping our fellow man is a natural reaction. Especially teammates.

[APG]

There's a reason the pertinent rules for this situation don't necessarily require an automatically disqualification of bench personnel for coming onto the court. We have to be able to use our judgement...fight might break out, well everyone coming off the bench that's not authorized to is done for the game. No possibility of a fight (as per the OP), then by rule, we can just penalize with a T and not toss anyone. And if one is feeling especially generous, one could even just warn the team and be done with it.

This is why we get paid the big bucks!

[All_Heart]

Thanks AllPurposeGamer, this was the rule I was thinking of but I was just fixated on the "Fight" rule. It is a Class B Technical for NCAA Mens:

10-6-2...A technical foul shall be assessed to a coach and all bench personnel for the following infractions:
a. Entering the playing court to attend an injured player unless done with
permission of an official.

However, I agree with everyone that another option and probably the best option in my case was a stern warning (not a David Stern warning... ).