Spence I read about a high school game where a kid dressed as Santa stood behind the end line under the basket while the opponents were shooting FTs. He waved and yelled. I assume it was a gym with a deep end zone area. If the coach complains is there anything you would do?
just another ref Whether the coach complains or not, there's something you can do. "Beat it, kid." It's a safety issue.
stiffler3492 Small gym? Big gym? Small gym, no way I allow this. Safety issue, as others have said. Big gym, as long as he's way out of the way, I would think that would be a game administration/site management issue.
just another ref When he says behind the end line, I picture right behind the end line. I have chased cheerleaders and their pom poms away before when they tried to do this.
Camron Rust As mentioned, I think it depends on the distance from the endline....5' feet behind the endline may be a safety issue but 15-20' may not be. And some gyms do have that much space or more, even if there are no bleachers. In fact, the gym I worked in tonight had a lot of room off the endline on one end (bleachers on the other end).