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From the Pocono Record

Pennsylvania basketball coaches may be back on short leash
High School Notebook

The Associated Press
January 25, 2007
The PIAA recently sent a memo to its basketball officials chapters advising them to enforce the basketball coaching box rules.

The rules were implemented in 2004 to permit coaches to stand within a specified area in front of their team's bench — much like college coaches who stand throughout a game. Previously, coaches had to remain seated on the bench unless calling a timeout or being called to the floor by the game officials.

In the memo, the PIAA said that some coaches are taking advantage of the rule to badger officials. As a result, the number of ejections for coaches has risen significantly.

"The number of coaches receiving technicals and being ejected has risen to a level of concern in this area and statewide," WPIAL PIAA District 7 executive director Tim O'Malley said. "The privilege to stand will be debated in the future if it's being misused. Maybe it will go back to the way it used to be."