A flag does get their attention...
I'm in the throw-a-flag on the first offense/warning violation.
First of all, it gets the offending sideline's attention in a hurry. Also, it is a rule violation even on the first offense. Its just that by rule, no distance penalty is assessed for the first violation/warning. Its simply a warning to get the team's attention.
The second violation is 5 yards, then the third and succeeding violations are 15 yards and an unsportsmanlike conduct foul on the head coach. (That would be a good one for the thread I was recently reading about head coaches standing on top of the gym or up in the press box...LOL...who goes up to the top of the gym to tell the coach, or do you just radio him?)...
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