NFHS - Required to Enter Subs ?

[RKBUmp]

3-3-8-d says an available sub "may" fill the empty space. I would say by using that particular word in the rule, the coach does not have to enter an available sub.

[Ed Maeder]

Coach decides who is available and who isn't. If they say she is not available she is not available for the entire game. Not for us to question why.

[Chess Ref]

Thank you gentleman.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

Coach decides who is available and who isn't. If they say she is not available she is not available for the entire game. Not for us to question why.

I would agree with that. I do question if this action is itself unsportsmanlike, but it would appear book legal.

If a player is listed as a substitute on the line-up card at the start of a contest, it is my opinion, that they should be eligible to complete in the game. Of course, if a player gets sick or injured during the game while on the bench, that is different. The same with a player who is listed on the lineup as a substitute who tells off the coach in the dugout because she isn't starting the game. She's legally on the lineup, but the coach may choose not to play this player because of her attitude. If a player gets discplined by a coach during the game and thus is no longer an eligible substitute, then the scenario unfolds, I think most unpires would like to know what she isn't eligible anymore.

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

I would agree with that. I do question if this action is itself unsportsmanlike, but it would appear book legal.

If a player is listed as a substitute on the line-up card at the start of a contest, it is my opinion, that they should be eligible to complete in the game. Of course, if a player gets sick or injured during the game while on the bench, that is different. The same with a player who is listed on the lineup as a substitute who tells off the coach in the dugout because she isn't starting the game. She's legally on the lineup, but the coach may choose not to play this player because of her attitude. If a player gets discplined by a coach during the game and thus is no longer an eligible substitute, then the scenario unfolds, I think most unpires would like to know what she isn't eligible anymore.

Why?

I think trying to enforce an unsportsmanlike penalty is a stretch.

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

We have been specifically told here in NY to ignore that in school ball. The reasoning is that if Susie has had band practice, a test when the team had left for the game site, whatever, and shows up in a proper uniform, there should be no reason for her not to participate. So, in essence, the sub list here is a 'courtesy'

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

Why?

I think trying to enforce an unsportsmanlike penalty is a stretch.

How can a coach not using a player be considered unsportsmanlike?

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

How can a coach not using a player be considered unsportsmanlike?

That's what I thought, but apparently there are at least two here that do think it is unsportsmanlike.