You did notice the dots and not the dashes, right?

I checked, and I think it's the right reference.

So you don't mean Rule 10 (Fouls and Penalties), Section 3 (Player Technical), Article 2 ("Purposely and/or deceitfully delay returning after legally being out of bounds"), on page 61? There is nothing after that, indicating that it's anything more than a player technical.

Okay, I can live with not stopping play to give A1 a chance to be removed, but if A1 is simply leaving the court to get himself out of the way of his opponents, I don't see the issue. Same goes for an untied shoe (in both cases, though, I would make it clear to A1 that he may not come back onto the court until the ball is dead and the clock is stopped).

In NFHS, rule references use dashes and case book plays use dots. 10.3.2A refers to a case book play, not to a rule reference.

Thank you. You'd think I'd know the difference, but alas... I did not.

BTW, I don't have my case book handy. Meaning it's upstairs in my equipment bag, and I'm too lazy to go get it.

EDIT: Curiousity got the best of me... I went and got it. The end result is that the penalty is a simple player tech, but I didn't find it correctly. Thanks for the help.

See "Case Book Format" on page 2 (of the case book)

It is. For the thrower purposely delaying returning to the court following a throw-in. Whether the thrower stands at the spot for five seconds so as to get forgotten about by defenders, or runs around OOB to get an open look somewhere, the intent is the same: to deceive. That is a player technical.

Sorry, I don't have my book in front of me or I'd clarify the exact reference.