[JugglingReferee]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

I'd let him stand. I'd then tell him that he needs to remind the officials before the game starts about his condition. He should also tell his governing body, and the officiating governing body should also know and inform the membership.

I know it sounds like alot, but let me tell you this: if I'm a coach and in a position where I have to stand to not endure unnecessary pain, I'm still going to stand even after a technical foul. So, the issue becomes nipping it in the bud, and that means all the marbles on the table before hand. [/B]

The obvious solution to all this is to tell the coach that he has to get, and carry with him, a letter of approval from his governing body. There's no way he should be doing this for any extended period of time without one. There's also really no excuse for him not carrying a letter from his doctor with him either. Somewhere along the line, someone in his area shoulda told him that he had to provide one or the other if he wanted to remain standing. Jmo. [/B][/QUOTE]

Agreed.

That body to tell him to bring a note is the state or provincial body, not me. Myself, I'm not going to penalize him if my parent organization didn't do their job, whether they knew about the sitch or not.

I like the idea of having the coach stand behind the bench.

I worked a game at W-O where a guy nicknamed Copper did exactly that - let a coach stand the entire game due to back pain, but behind the bench.