[rainmaker]

Originally posted by zebraman
Rainmaker and Cloverdale,

I'd be more apt to use an approach that is somewhere in between what you suggest and what Jurassic suggests, even at the varsity level. If I felt that the coach just temporarily forgot to sit and was asking a legit question, I might give him a quick comment like, "coach, I'll answer that for you when I get a chance, but you've been seatbelted so you have to sit down first."

This accomplishes what Jurassic wants (support for his partner as well as compliance with bench decorum by the coach) and also accomplishes what you want which is good communication with a coach who hasn't done something that deserves an automatic second T. If I think the coach is being beligerent and standing to spite the officials who seatbelted, I might whack him on the spot but I'd have to be darn sure of his "devilish intentions."

Z

Thanks, Zebe. I wish I'd said it your way.