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In another thread, Smitty told of an unpleasant encounter with a varsity coach during a JV game. The varsity coach was being obnoxious and inflammatory from the stands. Since the Var coach was not on the team bench, Smitty was uncertain how to handle the vituperation. Several of us here on the baord recommended that Smitty should get the game management to toss the Var coach who was acting like a jerk. In the end, Smitty was told to ignore the coach but report the behavior to the assignor, who dealt with the coach through the AD.
It reminded me of a similar situation here in Smitty's home locale where a ref actually did toss a fanboy coach. Here's the summary. JV girls game -- best girls program in three states is the home team playing against someone else (who it was doesn't matter). This ref is a real problem around here. He is overly officious, has a quick temper, and talks too much.
So as this game goes on, the varsity coach who was sitting in the stands lost his cool and started yelling at the ref. Ref claims coach came down out of the stands and onto the floor to yell at him, other witnesses disagree. Ref T'd him and tossed him.
But here comes the juicy part -- the ref insisted that this coach couldn't come back into the gym to coach the varsity game. He said that once someone is tossed, they're out for the evening, and can't come back in for any reason. Varsity coach used a friend's cell phone (standing outside on the sidewalk in front of his own gym!!) called the assignor and talked to him about it. The assignor called the ref and told him to let the coach coach.
This story made the paper because this is one of the biggest hs girls' coaches in the country, and has made a hugely successful in his little suburb.
In Smitty's thread about his situation, someone responded that Smitty should toss the Var coach from the stands (remember this is druing the JV game, so coach is just a spectator), and then the Varsity game would be nice and quiet since that coach wouldn't be there. What is the rule here? In the sitch I described, the assignor (who has been on the Fed rules committee any number of years and knows the rules inside and out) says the Var coach can come back in and do the var game.
Is there any rule about this?
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