Coaching Box Court Markings

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by CallMeMrRef

In PA, the stated position is - if the box is not marked, there is no coaching box that night (however, I have not seen many officials enforce it in this manner).

Same in Connecticut.

Coaching boxes must be marked, if not, home team will lose the coaching box, visiting team will have the
coaching box, notify commissioner.

Also seldom enforced.

[DrPete]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Same in Connecticut.

Coaching boxes must be marked, if not, home team will lose the coaching box, visiting team will have the
coaching box, notify commissioner.

Also seldom enforced.

I have heard this as well, but cannot find any rules or case book reference. Can you cite a rule to back this up, perhaps from an old case book?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by DrPete

I have heard this as well, but cannot find any rules or case book reference. Can you cite a rule to back this up, perhaps from an old case book?

This is not a NFHS interpretation, but one of the edicts from our state interscholastic sports governing body:

- Health care professionals and coaches will determine whether, or not, players have been concussed. Officials will only observe and advise and are never to use the term "concussion" in describing an injury to a coach.
- Coaching boxes must be marked, if not, home team will lose the coaching box, visiting team will have the coaching box, notify commissioner.
- Team members are not allowed to congregate at division line, or on school logo, during introductions.
- If the head coach refuses to attend pregame meeting notify commissioner.

[LRZ]

In the PIAA 2017-2018 Post-Season Bulletin, there was this passage:

"Two lines are required to mark the coaching box, at the 28’ mark and at the end line. Tape may be used to mark the box. No marks, no box! Merely mention at the pregame meeting that there will be no coaching box tonight since none is marked."

No mention about why preventive officiating should not be employed--"Coach, before game time, you gotta put some tape down."

[SC Official]

The mark on the endline is pointless. Most coaches understand that they aren't supposed to go beyond that boundary, nor do they have any reason to.

Most of our schools only have the 28-foot line marked. I guess I could make an issue and ask them to put tape down on the endline, but I don't, and clearly other officials don't, either.

[LRZ]

Originally Posted by SC Official

The mark on the endline is pointless. Most coaches understand that they aren't supposed to go beyond that boundary, nor do they have any reason to.

Most of our schools only have the 28-foot line marked. I guess I could make an issue and ask them to put tape down on the endline, but I don't, and clearly other officials don't, either.

I agree. Here in PA, PIAA is extremely bureaucratic, mandating all kinds of inane, micro-managing rules.