OUCH!! Sounds like you both handled it as well as could be, esp. staying calm, asking him repeatedly to leave, and then just "ignoring" him. If there was no way to walk out and get somebody to help get him out of there (since you were both naked), what more could you do. I might have thrown some pants and shirt on and left anyway to find someone, but letting him run his mouth without retaliating verbally or otherwise was probably wise. Saying or doing anything else could only make it worse. Of course, now the test is whether the school, your officials association and/or the state association will respond to that coach in a satisfactory manner after getting your report. And what about the local law enforcement? They should probably be informed of the physical threat so they at least have it on record. Anyway, good job of handling it, I'd say. (I've had a similar situation once in my career, but not near to the extent of your's--just the swearing and yelling, but no threats.)
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