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Originally posted by Snaqwells
Chuck,
I have to say that if I did eject him, it would be because I viewed the act as extreme.
It's completely outside the bounds of anything he could be trying to do. We allow coaches to address us during games, so when they take it too far, we give them a 'simple' T. Players are allowed to move with the ball, but when they do so without meeting the requirements, we call a violation. Players are allowed to defend against baskets, but when they break a rule attempting to do that, we call a foul.

I cannot think of any justifiable motive here. He simply lost his head in a moment of frustration. That's fine, I can live with that. Don't fire the guy, but I think an ejection is perfectly acceptable here if for no other reason than to say that a coach purposefully interfering with play on the court is extreme unsportsmanlike behavior.

That said, I'm not sure I'd automatically eject. It's possible I'd let it go with a simple T.

Adam

Rethinking different scenarios. I guess I can't say that I would have an ejection 100% of the time. If it's a blow out of a men's game and everyone is friends and they are just having fun with each other then I wouldn't toss in this case. But in a game where the players are kids/teenagers and the coach is an adult, I think this calls for an ejection the majority of the time.