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Old Wed Jan 09, 2008, 11:15pm
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Originally Posted by Refneck
I've had this exact situation and was uncomfortable telling the coach he had to sit the rest of the game. Easy, I know it's the rule. However, I don't think the intent of the seatbelt rule is to punish a coach who's player gets stuck during a moment in the game when they happen to be bench personnel. IMO, the seatbelt rule is designed to punish a coach who can't control his bench area. Seems very ticky-tack for me.
I'm always glad to have a reason to seatbelt a coach, ticky-tack or otherwise.
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