Under NF rules, a coach may only enter the court after being beckoned by an official to attend to an injured player.
If a player assaults a referee, the penalty varies from organization to organization and from state to state. In my state, Oregon, we have a referee assault statute (ORS 30.882). The offender would be charged with a class A misdemeanor, which is a crime that gets prosecuted by all county district attorneys. If found guilty in criminal court, the offender must pay liquidated damages to the official of between $500 and $1000. The official also has the right to sue for additional funds in civil court.
I have not heard of a high school player assaulting an official in my area, but I think that player would be suspended for the balance of his high school career. If he wasn't, I think there would be a referee revolt.
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Sun May 27, 2001, 12:43am
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