Team members leave bench...

[All_Heart]

B1 fouls A1 awkwardly and he falls hard to the ground. Team members A6, A7, & A8 come 5 to 10 feet onto the court and then go back. There was no fight involved or any possibility of a fight but for some reason they thought there might be and/or they were concerned for there teammate.

Is there any penalty? (NFHS and NCAA)

[just another ref]

If they came 5 to 10 feet on the court after a hard foul, that makes the possibility of a fight right there. Flagrant technicals on each player.

[BillyMac]

If they were very, very, far away from the hard foul, and were just coming of the bench to get a better look at their fallen teammate, then I may, and I said may, give them a pass.

[Raymond]

NCAA-M

10-6-2j: Bench personnel leaving the bench area when a fight may break out or has broken out. The head coach may leave the bench area in this case to prevent the situation from escalating.

Penalty: Any individual who leaves the bench area and enters the playing court but does not participate in a fight (Art. 2.j) shall not be assessed a CLASS B technical foul (no free throws awarded). That individual shall be ejected but is not subject to suspension.

[Raymond]

NFHS:



10.4.5 SITUATION F:

It appears a fight may occur on the playing court when (a) A6 and A7; or (b) A6 and B6 leave their respective benches.

RULING: In (a) and (b), all players leaving the bench are assessed flagrant fouls and disqualified. The respective head coach is assessed a maximum of one indirect technical foul (regardless of the number of players leaving the bench) resulting in the loss of coaching-box privileges. In (a), Team B is awarded two free throws and the ball for a division line throw-in. In (b), no free throws are awarded and the ball is put into play at the point of interruption. (4-36-1, 4-36-2)

[Raymond]

So in review.

Originally Posted by All_Heart

B1 fouls A1 awkwardly and he falls hard to the ground. Team members A6, A7, & A8 come 5 to 10 feet onto the court and then go back. There was no fight involved or any possibility of a fight but for some reason they thought there might be and/or they were concerned for there teammate.

Is there any penalty? (NFHS and NCAA)

For NCAA-M the players who left the bench area are ejected but there are no additional penalties or T's charged to the HC.

For NFHS each player is charged a flagrant foul, ejected, and the HC is charged with 1 indirect T, and Team B gets 2 free throws.


But since you say in your scenario there is no possibility of a fight then I guess a stern warning would suffice.

[APG]

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

NFHS

Rule 10
SECTION 4 BENCH TECHNICAL
The head coach is responsible for his/her own conduct and behavior, as well as substitutes, disqualified team members and all other bench personnel. Bench personnel, including the head coach, shall not:

ART. 2 . . . Enter the court unless by permission of an official to attend an injured player.

Since you said more than one player came off, and since it's not the intent to penalize multiple infractions (per case book play 10.4.4 Situation C), you could charge Team A with one T, and an indirect to the head coach.

If you were feeling nice, you could also just warn the coach to keep control of his bench.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

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

AllPurposeGamer: Nice citation.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by All_Heart

B1 fouls A1 awkwardly and he falls hard to the ground. Team members A6, A7, & A8 come 5 to 10 feet onto the court and then go back. There was no fight involved or any possibility of a fight but for some reason they thought there might be and/or they were concerned for their teammate.

Is there any penalty? (NFHS and NCAA)

Likely this. Remind the coach perhaps, and move on.