Coach interference during play

[Nevadaref]

"Assistant coach gets tech in unusual sequence.Colorado assistant coach Kim English removes a water bottle from the court during play, gets hit in the head with the ball and receives a technical foul."

ESPN video clip needed.

Don't know what else can be done after the fact since he clearly interfered with play inbounds.

If an official is able to observe the water bottle get knocked onto the court and halt play before the coach interferes would a technical foul still be warranted or a bench warning? POI on the missed FT still has to be AP, which is annoying. Unfortunate situation to deal with.

[Raymond]

BING is your friend.

[Rich Ives]

Interesting because the official was moving to pick up the bottle too. If the ball had hit the official would it have remained in play?

[LRZ]

Rule 4-4-4: "A ball which touches ... an official is the same as the ball touching the floor at that individual’s location."

[Scrapper1]

Everyone did the right thing in this situation. The coach did the right thing by trying to retrieve the bottle so no one would get injured. The officials did the right thing by charging the Class B and going to the arrow.

Unfortunate for the coach, but once it hit him, even though he had good intentions, it has to be addressed.

Originally Posted by Raymond

BING is your friend.

Bing? Really? LOL

[JRutledge]

Also, who caused the water bottle to be out there? Have your items secured on your bench and nothing rolls onto the floor. He got in trouble, but that is his fault that he went out there. I have no issues with the administration of this T.

Peace

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Interesting because the official was moving to pick up the bottle too. If the ball had hit the official would it have remained in play?

Originally Posted by LRZ

Rule 4-4-4: "A ball which touches ... an official is the same as the ball touching the floor at that individual’s location."

Maybe not a T (although probably something still), but surely they are going to stop play if a water bottle rolls out there in the middle of players.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I don't know about the rest if you, but it is my humble opinion that if I saw what the official saw I am putting air in the whistle instead of trying to get to the ball without stopping play.

MTD, Sr.

[NCHSAA]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

"Assistant coach gets tech in unusual sequence.Colorado assistant coach Kim English removes a water bottle from the court during play, gets hit in the head with the ball and receives a technical foul."

ESPN video clip needed.

Don't know what else can be done after the fact since he clearly interfered with play inbounds.

If an official is able to observe the water bottle get knocked onto the court and halt play before the coach interferes would a technical foul still be warranted or a bench warning? POI on the missed FT still has to be AP, which is annoying. Unfortunate situation to deal with.

With good intentions from the coach, is this a Class B for "illegally standing" (1 shot) or Class A (2 shots)?