Coach Interference

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Why insist on sitting? Is there not floor space to stand away from the sideline such that interference like this could not happen? Or are things actually so tight in the gym that a step back would have him fall on or over the bench?

Does a coach's box in basketball extend indefinitely "away" as in baseball?

Robert Goodwin:

It is not the 'coach's box'. It is the Coaching Box. One will not see a 'coach's box' mentioned in the Rules but one will see the Coaching Box defined in the Rules.

The Coaching Box is to be used by a HC to: i) coach his/her Team (primary purpose), ii) Request a TO, iii) make a CE request, iv) make an AP Arrow correction request, or v) make a Throw-in correction request.

The Coaching Box is not to be used to interfere with an Opponent's Throw-in.

MTD, Sr.