I can't speak to the NFHS book but the NCAA book can be so confusing that we zebras cannot even agree on what is being said. I imagine it would be even worse with a coach who has likely never looked at the book much anyway. Showing them the book is just going to confuse things.
Example: There is a rule that prohibits chop blocking. SO the coach may scream that someone is "chop blocking" and that is illegal as per "Rule 26-2-3-a". Problem is he knows nothing about Rule 2 which defines what a chop block is. So what he is calling a chop is not illegal anyway.
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