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I used to live in PA, and I believe they've never instituted a box.
Personally, I don't care how big the coach's box is. Frankly, a 28-foot box would be fine by me. A frustrated coach can get a lot out of his system if he can walk a bit. And my standards for acceptable behavior don't change much regardless of where a coach is.
I worked a varsity girls' game Friday night where I called a technical on a visiting team head coach (the home team snapped a 40-game losing streak, BTW, and the game wasn't close). He was sitting on the bench the entire time, even though he could've been using the coach's box. Great tantrum, though. Not a peep after the T, either.
Having worked in state with a box and states with a seatbelt rule, I don't think the coaches behave any differently just because they can stand and work from within a box. At least with a coaching box I don't have to worry about whether a coach is kneeling in front of his bench (which was a pet peeve of my supervisor in a seatbelt state I worked in).
Rich
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