Excellent Quiz by Goht Van Der Brink
True/False
Q1: A1 and B1 get into a fight. The penalty differs between substitutes who leave the bench and participate in the fight versus those who only leave the bench. The difference is reflected in the number of indirect technical fouls charged to the head coach.
Scenario for Questions 2–5:
Post players A1 and B1 begin punching each other, and play is stopped.
Q2: Both players are charged with flagrant fouls and disqualified. Each team will have a substitute shoot free throws for the opponent’s disqualified player.
Q3: Subs A6, A7, A8 and B6, B7, B8 leave the bench area and come onto the court. Only B6 becomes involved in the fight. All substitutes are charged with flagrant technical fouls and are disqualified. No free throws are awarded.
Q4: Team A’s head coach is charged with one indirect technical foul as a consequence of substitutes A6, A7, and A8 leaving the bench area.
Q5: Team B’s head coach is charged with two indirect technical fouls — one for players leaving the bench and one for substitute B6 becoming involved in the fight.
Answers:
Q1: True If substitutes only leave the bench, the head coach is charged with one indirect technical foul, regardless of how many substitutes were involved. However, if any substitutes also participate in the fight, the head coach is charged an additional indirect technical foul for each one.(10-5 Penalty)
Q2: False. When both players are charged with flagrant personal fouls, the result is a double foul, and no free throws are awarded. Play resumes with a throw-in to the team entitled to the ball at the point of interruption.(C.B 10.5.5 Situation A)
Q3: True. Since the number of penalized bench personnel is the same for both teams, the penalties offset, and no free throws are awarded for simultaneous technical fouls.(10-5 Penalty )
Q4: True (0-5 Penalty, 10-6 Note)
Q5: True – one indirect Tech for players leaving the bench, and one for B6 becoming involved in the fight. (10-5 Penalty, 10-6 Note )