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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
There is NO mention in the rule book or on the FED website saying that we should issue a warning of any kind.
Whereinheck are you reading your language? 
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Sigh.
This was given to board interpreters at our state meeting. It has all the rule changes, major editorial changes, and looks for all the world as if it were pulled straight out of the rulebook.
It must be the MIAA's points of emphasis. Sorry for the confusion.
I'm so used to getting the FED proclamations from all of you guys. I guess I need to start assuming that whatever I get from the state is NOT associated with the FED. Again, sorry for causing confusion.
On the plus side, we seem to be pretty much in line with Illinois!
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Thanks for clearing that up.
Btw, the MIAA POE is completely different from the FED's in one particular way. The FED's POE went to great lengths to stress that there was no difference in whether the coach was "coaching" or yapping when he was out of the box. If s/he was out of the box for any reason, they wanted a T called.
Sample excerpts from the FED POE:
1)"It is a distinct advantage to the coach who is permitted to be out of the box because the coach has a better chance to communicate with his/her team".
2)"The fact that the coach is not directing comments to the officials or is 'coaching the team' has no bearing on rule enforcement".
3) "When violated, the officials MUST enforce the rule with a technical foul".
Having said that, I gotta tell you that we've already told our officials to follow basically the same procedure as the IHSA and MIAA have recommended--i.e a T if they're yapping and a warning first if they're just wandering. There's a l'il bit more common sense attached to that imo rather than issuing a T without a warning to a coach who might have innocently stepped outside their box.