I would first warn the head coach that the assistant is about to lose the coaching box for him. I wouldn't think twice about teeing up the assistant after that.
A trick that has worked for me in the past (but it won't work in all situations) is to tell the coach with a very straight face that everytime they count out loud or yell for 3 seconds you lose the count in your head and you have to start over. They will get the point and stop counting. Some officials will call 3 seconds on their team to get the point across but I don't advocate that.
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