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Originally Posted by Smitty
In Texas, if a coach is ejected, he has to go to Austin (which may be a very long ride depending on where you live) to face the state governing board. They will get probation or a suspension depending on certain factors, I believe.
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Only if he wants to appeal the ejection would a trip to Austin to appear in front of the committee be necessary. If he accepts the ejection then he gets a public reprimand (name published in the back of the UIL coaches magazine) and probation in that sport for 1 year. If he has not taken the required NFHS course then the penalty is automatically upgraded to include a game suspension. Has no bearing on the other sports he may coach.
Subsequent ejections while on probation will require that trip to Austin to have your punishment determined by the exec committee.
Since ADs hate to be associated with this process coaches are much more fearful of their wrath than that of the EC. I know several coaches who have been let go after repeated ejections because they were "embarassing" their programs.