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Originally Posted by thumpferee
HS, PV, Home Team down 8-7, top 7.
Play at the plate. Catcher blocking the BACK half of the plate, throw lil' hi, catches ball during the slide (almost OBS with new rule), Runners feet touch the front half of the plate as catcher tags him above the waist. No-Brainer, right?
Assist. Coach takes 4 steps out of the dugout toward me, 15 ft away, and yelled, "you gotta be kidding me" as we threw his hands up with the scorebook in one hand 
BING! I tossed him before he put his hands down. I might have heard "me" after I threw my hands up pointing to the stands.
As I tossed him, F3 threw his glove over the call, BING! My partner tosses him.
Fans start hollaring at my p about his ejection, he threatened to clear the stands.lol
We both elected to only restrict both, didn't feel like doing paperwork.
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If you are playing under FED rules (you stated HS game), you always must be clear on the termination of players and coaches. Under FED, you may restrict and ejection (on the bus) is a secondary step. So if you call an ejection, that means you bypassed the 1st step. You should never "step back" and ejection - if you eject, they have to go on the bus. Don't let the burdon of paperwork cause you to change your mind. The more paperwork your State gets on jacka$$ coaches and players, the cleaner the future will become! The paperwork is there to help you!
Now, a difference here in CT is players may not be ejected, they must remain in the dugout under the HC's supervision, per the CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference). By the way, most of the Private Religious Schools here in CT opt to play by NCAA rules and not FED. So there is only one way for an ejection to work --
on the bus, period!
Next, never, never,
never address the crowd! They are not part of the game or part of your jurisdiction (I don't give a $hit what the rulebook says!). You have no backing (even if the rules say you do) when you push your jurisdiction past the fence. Have the home HC or the TD handle problems outside the fence or clear the field and call 911.
Lastly, you could have had a little fun with the assistant coach before you tossed him. I know I do! I always dangle the noose in front of them and let them put their own necks in it!