Coach goes in to stands

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Altor

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.

If it gets to the point where the coach needs to go, I'm just giving one flagrant T rather than two directs. I'd wait until things settle down before deciding the penalties rather than signaling a T as soon as he leaves the bench.