T the Varsity coach

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Small problem.

If he came out of the stands, and he wasn't on the bench or listed as being one of the JV coaches, then he is a fan. .

Maybe where you are but that's not the interpretation here. As stmaryrams stated, he is part of the basketball staff and is expected to conduct himself according to the rules at all times. If he comes out of the stands on me, one T and he's done. And we will having backing from the local and state associations if that happens.

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

What I won't do, because there is absolutely NO rules backing to do so, is penalize that "fan" as being part of the JV coaching staff. He might be "inserting himself as staff", but that doesn't make him a JV coach, and you can't penalize him as such, rules-wise.

Again, never do what can't be explained logically or can't be justified by the rules. And trying to morph a fan coming out of the stands into a bench coach fails both of those tests imo.

So you're telling us that a T cannot be assessed to a team for the behavior of a team supporter? I don't think so my geriatric partner.

If he's a coach from that school, I have no problem sticking him in the a$$ and chunking him. And I am backed by rule.