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I would be completely content with extending the coaching box to 38 feet. Heck I'd even be in favor of the NBA rule where there is no "box" but once coaches cross the division line it's an automatic T.
I understand the NFHS just increased the box to 28 feet two years ago so it's not going to happen, but it's a losing battle trying to get officials to strictly police coaches being outside the 28-foot line but otherwise behaving. The NFHS would have been better off adding the extra 14 feet toward the division line rather than the endline.
We strictly enforce the restricted area in football yet in basketball too many officials elect to "leave 'em alone as long as they're coaching." Not identical sports but it's not going to change no matter how many POEs come out.
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