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tony, Ohio IS one of the states experimenting with the bench decorum rule. See the discussion thread on the NFHS discussion board - it has a lot of information concerning what the officials have been told by the State relative to the experimental rule.
Definitely talk with your local rules interpreter because the coach was correct. She is allowed 1 step toward the court to coach her players in a non-disruptive manner during any (and every) dead ball.
Since I started officiating when I lived in Ohio, I am wondering if you attended a state rules interpretation meeting per your officiating requirements to be a licensed official with the OHSAA. You should have heard either Steve Trout (Northwest), Diane Plas (Northeast), Keith Fisher (Southwest and Southeast) or Dr. Moore (Central) - the four rules interpreters for the State of Ohio - talk about the new rules and the bench decorum experiment that Ohio is using this year.
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