Coach writes on floor

[footlocker]

Situation #2 this weekend.

I am administering the first of two free throws early in the game for Team A. I look over to Team B coach is taking the opportunity to coach his guards. He is kneeling by the sideline with a marker in hand, and then begins drawing up a play using the hardwood as his canvas.

I was shocked. Now, this is a tournament so all teams are playing in a rented facility. As the officials, we are the only ones there representing the tournament (there is an administrator floating between the two gyms). I walked over to the coach and let him know that this will not happen anymore. He said ok. Let my partner know what happened and he said that he would have stayed out of it. Was I being overly officious? I did let the administrator know at halftime so that he could handle. But I didn’t want this guy to continue.

The marker did come off when I talked to the coach. Not really in my jurisdiction but…