Ejections – All ejections require a report be submitted to the HSL office by 12 noon the following day. This includes all flagrant fouls (personal and technical) as well as all situations where an individual receives multiple technical fouls. It does not matter what the reason for the technical foul is. For example, a player dunks during pre-game warm-up and then receives a 2nd technical foul for hanging on the ring during the game. This must be submitted to the HSL office.
Head coaches who receive two direct technical fouls or three technical fouls total (direct and indirect) are disqualified. Do not disqualify a head coach for receiving two technical fouls where one or both of them is indirect. Any technical foul charged to a head coach (direct or indirect) results in the loss of coaching box privileges.
Please Note: Indirect technical fouls are given for bad behavior by bench personnel (see Rule 10-5 for specifics). Also for dunking during pre-game and at half time warm-ups. Indirect technical fouls are not given for the actions of players (one of the five team members who are participating in the game).
Excessive Swinging of Elbows – When a player excessively swings his/her elbows without contact, this results in a violation (Rule 9-13). It is not a technical foul.
Tee Shirts – Please continue to enforce the uniform rules. Thanks to all of you the incidence of non-conformance is decreasing rapidly. One area needing some closer attention are tee shirts without sleeves. If the tee shirt can be seen, it must be a color similar to the torso color of the jersey. The picture here shows tee shirts that are not legal.
Stop Clock Signal – Except to signal a held ball, all whistles require a stop clock signal that involves raising your arm. Either your hand will be open (violation) or a closed fist (foul). This includes plays where the ball goes out of bounds. This is a violation and requires a stop clock signal. It also includes player control and blocking fouls.
Tip of the Week
Closely Guarded – Don’t be lax/slow in reacting to a closely guarded situation. The defense is expecting the rule to be enforced. Six feet is a substantial distance. Know what six feet is. From the center of the free throw line to the top of the key is 6 feet.
If you don’t know what six feet is, how do you know when it is not six feet? Begin the five second count. There is no intense or specific defensive stance required of the defensive player.