To T or not to T; that is the question?

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by frezer11

Do you mean the school's don't mark the box? Like at all?

Correct - they do not mark the coaching box.

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by frezer11

Do you mean the school's don't mark the box? Like at all?

Originally Posted by Smitty

Correct - they do not mark the coaching box.

I know we talked about this a couple weeks ago in a separate thread, but it still boggles my mind. I still subscribe to the 'can't use what doesn't exist' theory on this one.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by frezer11

I know we talked about this a couple weeks ago in a separate thread, but it still boggles my mind. I still subscribe to the 'can't use what doesn't exist' theory on this one.

Every once in a while I will have to direct a coach back to his box. the situations are typically when they are standing in front of the table or are down near the baseline. The common approach is to give them from one end of the chairs at their bench to about 14 feet down, which is arbitrary since we don't have it marked. As long as they are in front of the chairs, we tend to leave them alone.

[UNIgiantslayers]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Every once in a while I will have to direct a coach back to his box. the situations are typically when they are standing in front of the table or are down near the baseline. The common approach is to give them from one end of the chairs at their bench to about 14 feet down, which is arbitrary since we don't have it marked. As long as they are in front of the chairs, we tend to leave them alone.

Was it on here that I read someone advising not to start the game until the AD took care of this? We had to carry athletic tape in our jackets early in the season for this reason but most have some sort of semi-permanent demarcation now.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

Was it on here that I read someone advising not to start the game until the AD took care of this? We had to carry athletic tape in our jackets early in the season for this reason but most have some sort of semi-permanent demarcation now.

Just depends on where you are, I guess. In Oregon, we were supposed to mark the coaching box if it wasn't already marked. Here in Texas, not so strict. Do what you're told to do and enforce how you're told to enforce.

[Rich]

All of our boxes are marked. If they are not, the home coach is seatbelted.

I'm still amazed that I have at least one partner a year that walks the coach from one end of the box to the other and points to the lines -- I'm sure that gives a great first impression: "Here's your cage. Stay in it."

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Correct - they do not mark the coaching box.

I never saw one in Houston either.

Official warnings in the book was not a universal practice though. Some officials did them but many did not.

Oh and who could forget sounding your whistle before entering the court during pre-game?

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Oh and who forget sounding your whistle before entering the court during pre-game?

I do this for more competitive boys varsity games when there may be an issue of pregame dunking.