What a mess...

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

As for being out of the box, 4.05(b) says: The coach shall not be considered out of the box unless the opposing manager complains, and then, the umpire shall strictly enforce the rule and require all coaches (on both teams) to remain in the coach's box at all times.

Rich,

You are using typical coach logic here. You conveniently left out the sentence preceding your quote. The one that says "It has been common practice for many years for some coaches to put one foot outside the coach's box or stand astride or otherwise be slightly outside the coaching box lines."

Now, just what part of that sentence gives you the idea that the coach can run out into the middle of the field to tell his players to run?

The penalty for violation of 4.05(b) is ejection, and this coach certainly violated this rule. Therefore, he could have easily been interpeted as interfering in the play, and ejected for such action.