Officiating Upper level games in your own school???

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Nate1224hoops
I was always taught as an official that it was the home teams responsiblity to insure that all equipment was functional. To me this includes the coaching box, and if there was no box marked then if I as an official wanted to enforce a box then I must use tape to do so.

The coaching box is a privilege that is given as an extra, it's not automatic according to NFHS. There's no coaching box at all, unless otherwise specifically stated. The box is an expansion of "territory" in that it's bigger than just the seat your butt is allowed to be in. You are viewing it as a restriction of "territory" as in "the coach can go anywhere unless there's a box marked." So if there's no box, you must sit.

But if your state has the coaching box, then there should be one marked on the floor. For you to offer to mark it was fine. It was very low-level of him to try to move your marking!! Just out of curiosity, did the home coach have a box marked? Did he abide by the rules?