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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Some officials in the forum thinks it's alright for other officials to kick a rule because it's just a freshman game, I'm not part of that school of thinking. To me that's the same as a coach saying "I shouldn't be confined to the coach's box b/c it's only a freshman game.
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For the record, that's not what I was getting at; and I don't think many officials would say it's "okay" to kick a rule at any level. Actually, I can only think of one, and even (s)he requires you at least be consistently wrong.
It's not okay to kick this, but it's to be expected in lower level ball; just like you'd expect them to kick a few back court calls and you might expect them to shoot free throws on a team control foul. It should be a learning experience for the officials involved.
What I'm saying is, the coach was using a legitimate, but risky, tactic. It's risky because he's depending on the entire officiating crew to get the details of this rule correct. In freshman ball, where you're likely to get a few rookie officials who only know about the 30 second limit, the risk is higher.
Now, it sounds like they didn't know it was supposed to be a direct on the coach; or they weren't completely sure enough about the call to eject the coach for it.