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I tend to enforce the coaching box if I think it is being abused to an advantage. That is, I'm not going to speak to a coach because one foot is outside the box. I am going to speak to a coach who is at the division line or end line coaching his team. (I've seen both, and you probably have too.)
As for talking to me, I'd rather he come out of the box to talk to me instead of staying in it and yelling. If I can spare the attention, we'll communicate. If I cannot, I'll tell him "Not now" and move on. If the coach comes out into the playing area (and again I'm not talking about on or just over the line, especially on a tight court) I'll whack him. (OK, if it is a timeout and he asks me to come talk to him I'll probably meet him half way. As long as it's civil, we're probably still talking.)
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