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If they're on the field, they take the risk of being warned/flagged. We have one school in our area that is notorious for this problem. I happen to be assigned to their sideline their first home game this season. 1:52 into the JV game (we play JV/V back to back here), one of the assistants walked right in front of me just before the snap. I blew my whistle and issued a sideline warning. V Head Coach also happened to be on the sideline and went nuts, but the bottom line was, I didn't have any more problems from them the rest of the day, JV or V.
I spoke to one of the other JV Assistant Coaches and he said that he felt it was poor sideline management on my part. I pointed out to him that it served it's purpose as I didn't have anyone else on the field the rest of the day.
Given that it is a Point of Emphasis this year, I feel like you can't go wrong in whistling it the first time. It is JUST A WARNING and doesn't cost them a yard.
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