Coach goes in to stands

[Altor]

Originally Posted by tw1ns

Didn't see it, wasn't there, only heard about it. Tournament game. Scrum in front of bench, girls scrambling for ball, girl gets backhanded, or slapped across face. No foul, fans behind bench start yelling at coach to remove player who did the slapping, coach goes 4 rows up into stands to confront fans. My question is.... as an official do we have any authority, or penalties on coach, or do we let the administration handle it?

10-5-1 addresses unsporting fouls committed by bench personnel, including the head coach. 10-5-1-f specifically mentions "Inciting undesirable crowd reactions." And, as I often point out, the list in that rule is not exhaustive ("includes, but is not limited to").

So, definitely get at least one TF here for leaving the bench area. But, if he uses inappropriate language, gets into a fight, or incites more crowd reactions while up in the stands, I'd think it would be completely appropriate to get a second one.