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I think the signer is an assistant coach and should be treated as such.
Also something to keep in mind is when you have a deaf player or team, it is really important to remind the opposing team during the coaches/captains meeting to stop on the whistle, because the deaf player is working off visual clues. If the hearing players continue playing so will the deaf players, and that can lead to trouble.
I once worked a game between two deaf teams and my partner and I were the only non-deaf people involved with the game. It made for a great experience and we really had to focus on our mechanics.
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