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I'm in the camp that says not to put any time on the clock or even give the coach any amount time to leave the gym.
I have no idea where people got this idea from as I can state with certainly that it has not been in the Rules Book in the last ten years, and I don't know if it was ever in the book.
In fact, the following note from the NFHS Rules Book was even reworded this year to very specifically state that the coach must leave immediately and the penalty for not doing so is the game being forfeited.
RULE 10 - SECTION 4 BENCH TECHNICAL
NOTE: A single flagrant foul or the second technical foul charged to any bench personnel, other than the head coach, results in disqualification of the offender. The third technical foul, the second direct technical foul or a single flagrant foul charged to the head coach results in disqualification and ejection. Ejected adult bench personnel shall leave the vicinity (out of sight and sound) of the playing area immediately and are prohibited from any further contact (direct or indirect) with the team during the remainder of the game. Failure to comply with the rules of ejection may result in the game being forfeited.
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