Coach Interference

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

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.

I don't see an answer to my question. Is the coach allowed to stand farther away from the sideline, and thus achieve purpose #1, albeit looking silly gesturing, "Wave your arms like this, guys." while running no risk of interfering with the throw-in? Or is the coach constrained either by rule or in this case by layout of the court to standing within a certain distance of the sideline?