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Ignats75, it sounds like some preventative coaching instead of officiating to me. What if:
1. A coach and/or player hears you instruct a defender on what not to do on this play. The coach could proceed to blow up and say something like, "It is your job to officiate, it isn't your job to coach, you helped that player!!!!!!" or something along those lines.
2. You say nothing, the player touches the ball out of bounds (in the inbounder's hands) and you call a T.
In situation #1 you have no rule to hang your hat on; in the second situation you have a rule to back you up. It doesn't matter who your assigner is, if he/she doesn't understand that you have a problem. Keep in mind, I don't think you should do or say something off of the court that will hurt your assignments, but you should attempt to have enough knowledge to know that although that assigner is in the position of power does not make everything they say the gospel.
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