Substitute or suffer penalties?

[CecilOne]

Originally posted by Nevadaref
... snip ... Now there is also a requirement in NFHS that a substitute must enter after being beckoned onto the field by the referee. See pages 19-20 3.4.1 Sit A
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Correct, must "sub" because once beckoned the person is a player, no longer a substitute.

The problem here is that the subs had not reported and were just standing near the coach. The underlines below (mine) are the key to what makes this asinine, unless there really is a state rule somewhere that makes standing near the coach a report-in. On opposite sides of the field, teams are allowed to be at midfield. If the coach is in the official area, the players would be and some say taht means they have to enter. I have never found a rule or case to that effect, so even then the ref was wrong.

The coach makes no indication whatsoever to the ref that he wishes to sub. The ref, however, misconstrues the mere presence of the players on the sidelines as a desire on the part of the coach to substitute the players. The ref stops play and asks the coach whether he indeed intends to sub. The coach politely declines. The ref cautions the coach that according to state rules, he HAS to sub,

This part is nonsense:
"offers him the "lesser penalty" of a yellow card if he will only go ahead and sub. Further, the ref says that if the coach refuses to sub, he will stop the game. The coach declines and calls the decision "ridiculous". The ref red-cards the coach and stops the game. The coach is fined.
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