Assistant Kneeling

[Raymond]

I don't know the exact wording of the rule off the top of my head.

If the AC is in the way, instead of saying they need to be seated, I'm probably going to tell the HC the AC needs to move while we (anyone in the crew) is in that position.

If at that point they want to be a-holes about it, then I break out my a-hole card and tell them the AC needs to be seated, and if I get continued flack I give a bench conduct warning.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

... did I have the right to say the assistant needed to be seated ...

Tell the assistant coach to sit down (you can request politely if you like). If he doesn't, give a written team warning, emphasizing to the head coach (again politely if you like) that this is his responsibility and if it continues it will be an indirect foul on him. If assistant coach still doesn't comply, charge the assistant coach with a technical foul, charge the head coach with a indirect foul, and ask them (maybe politely) to both enjoy their court-side seats on the bench.

Originally Posted by BryanV21

I'm having trouble finding anything in the rule book to back me up...

Originally Posted by Raymond

I don't know the exact wording of the rule off the top of my head ...

Got it covered.

10-5-4: The head coach is responsible for his/her own conduct and behavior, as well as substitutes, disqualified team members and all other bench personnel. Bench personnel, including the head coach, must not: Stand at the team bench while the clock is running or is stopped, and must remain seated, except: a. The head coach as in 10-6-1. b. When a team member is reporting to the scorer’s table. c. During a charged time-out, as in 5-11, or the intermission between quarters and extra periods. d. To spontaneously react to an outstanding play by a team member or to acknowledge a replaced player(s), but must immediately return to his/her seat.

Not that you should do this (over forty years for me, never in a scholastic game, just recreation, travel, AAU, coaches who don't have an athletic director, principal, or school superintendent to answer to), but if everybody continues to be knuckleheads, remember that adult bench personnel can be ejected from the court.