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Originally posted by OFISHE8
Last night, during player intros, I reminded Team B about the coaching box location because they had the players seated in such a way that the coach was no where near the coaching box. During the first quarter, me and one of my partners noticed the coach was standing at halfcourt coaching his team(granted the floor was not a big floor or gym for that matter). After a pretty clean first quarter, me and my partner got together and discussed where he had been standing--I decided to go over before the second quarter started and remind him, IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER, that if he wants to stand and coach just do it in the coaching box. He replies rather agitated: "Is that all you guys have to worry about? I haven't said a word to guys all night!" (This was true) I was taken back by this reply and agreed with him that he had not said a word, but that I did not want it to reach a point where he was at half court yelling at us and not his team. During the entire second quarter, as a result, if he felt we missed a call he would comment that if we would worry about the game as we did the coaching box we would do a better job. Coming out of the locker room after halftime, I told him that I did not mind him standing two or three steps out of the box if he was COACHING. If he wanted to argue a call, I told him to be in the box. He had calmed down a little and agreeded. Any suggestions? or Comments? I was waiting on the other coach to ask me if he could stand at halfcourt!!
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Too much verbage and you turned a non-issue into a problem.
First why start the game if the benches don't begin at the 28' line? You did not see it during warm ups? Have game management fix the benches so that the first chair, closest to the table, is in the box. If the lines of the box aren't down, they need to put them down with tape. It's simple, if the benches are not in the correct place and the box is not there, the coach has to sit.
Did you need to address it like you did? Would an, " I NEED you in your box coach, " on the way by have been better?
At the point he's talking about your calls being hurt because you are too concerned about where he's standing is when he gets the stop sign and a, "That's enough coach."
[Edited by blindzebra on Dec 23rd, 2004 at 04:41 PM]