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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
The problem is you can't say it is consistently enforced when coaches are out of their boxes several times per game in almost every game without any warning being given. Having a handful of examples just isn't sufficient to prove it is getting enforced.
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I rarely see coaches on TV going outside the 38-foot line without it being addressed in some way. Calipari himself has received multiple official warnings this season; he didn't even pretend to be surprised that he got whacked on Saturday. I suppose it's possible I'm just not paying enough attention, but ever since the box expanded it seems this issue is a lot less prevalent. And in the small college games I work, I can assure you it is expected that we enforce it just as JD Collins expects it.
On the other hand, I seldom see high school officials putting wandering coaches back in the box. I gave a HS coach a warning recently and he acted like I had shot his firstborn son (I reported it as a coaching box warning when it probably should have been a behavior warning). If NFHS expanded to 38 feet it would probably be helpful, but that won't happen.