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Originally posted by Bush in 2004
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Originally posted by gostars
In Texas we have been told that if the coach's box is not marked to ask the AD to put it down with tape. If they don't want to do that we are to seatbelt the home coach and let the visiting coach roam in front of the bench.
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I have a real problem with this. You can't treat the coaches differently simply becuase the AD refuses to put down some tape. If they want the home coach seatbelted, then you better just whack him the first time he opens his mouth, cause that's the only way I know of that the rulebook allows you to seatbelt a coach.
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I agree that the coaches shouldn't be treated differently. We got a memo near the end of the season from our assignor reiterating that if there is no box, either it gets marked or both coaches sit. Some schools may view it as an advantage to keep a visiting coach who walks a lot seated. I don't like it, I think the game should stay between the lines. But I can see the logic in that way of thinking.
But I do agree with the directive that if there's no box marked, they sit. It's not a matter of a rule allowing you to seatbelt the coach. It's the other way around. The priviledge of standing to coach is only afforded coaches in states where the box is approved by the state association and it is clearly marked on the floor. The box is a priviledge, not a right.