Did Team A do anything wrong?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I'm sure that we can all agree that the halftime intermission would be one of those "authorized" times. We also know, based on a recent interpretation, that the team is not allowed to leave the bench area with no time on the clock in the second period when free throws are to be taken by the opponent before halftime.

Any other authorized reason? As I've said before, pretend that I'm from Missouri.

Halftime is an intermission. The 1 minute period between the 1st & 2nd/3rd & 4th quarter is an intermission. Are teams allowed to leave the bench area during all intermissions?

I'm not asking about "authorized reasons", I'm asking about the timeframes teams are allowed to leave the bench area.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Are teams allowed to leave the bench area during all intermissions?

Good question.

I've been perusing the rules, and caseplays, and I can't find any language that states that they are allowed to leave the bench area during the halftime intermission. Can the halftime intermission be an authorized reason because of tradition, with no specific rule reference?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'm not asking about "authorized reasons", I'm asking about the time frames teams are allowed to leave the bench area.

You have to ask about "authorized reasons", there's no way around it, because that's the only rule reference, that I can find, that allows teams to leave the bench area.

So the question, essentially, becomes, what are these authorized reasons, and I cannot find any rule reference to a single authorized reason, not even the halftime intermission. But we let them leave anyway. Why?

The scene opens in a small, rural, high school gymnasium, poorly lighted, half filled with spectators. The halftime buzzer sounds. Coach, wearing a plaid sports jacket, holding a rolled up game program: "Hey Mr. BillyMac. Does my team have your permission to leave the bench area and go to the locker room for our halftime intermission meeting?" BillyMac: "Just let me look through my handy, pocket sized, rulebook coach. I don't see a list of authorized reasons, nor do I see such a list in my handy, pocket sized, casebook, so, no, you can't leave".

Yeah? Like that's really going to happen, because if it did, I would never work another game for the rest of my life.

Now let's twist the situation around for one of the other two intermissions. Now it becomes a more realistic scene, maybe with an Academy Award winning performance by BillyMac. I could just see it now: "I'd like to thank all the little people, like the point guards, who made this possible".

[Adam]

Check rule 10 where it prohibits the coach from taking his team away from the bench area. My book is at home, and I'm at work, so I can't check. I was thinking it said "except half time", but I could be way off.

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Adam

Check rule 10 where it prohibits the coach from taking his team away from the bench area. My book is at home, and I'm at work, so I can't check. I was thinking it said "except half time", but I could be way off.

10.5.5:

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

No mention of exceptions.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by frezer11

10.5.5:"The head coach shall not permit team members to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason." No mention of exceptions.

.. not even for the halftime intermission?

Now, just exactly what are these authorized reasons? Halftime intermission? Intermissions between periods one, and two; and between periods three, and four? Timeouts? And just exactly who authorizes these reasons? NFHS? Officials? And just where in the rulebook, and/or casebook, are these authorized reasons listed?

[Raymond]

so far I'm not issuing a T.