bench player grabs a live ball...

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Why not just give the kid a "T" under generic 10.4.1 and also give the coach his indirect "T"? Isn't the head coach responsible for his bench? Seat-belt the head coach and see if the l'il sh!t ever pulls that one again. They both deserve it anyway for making you think about what to call.

LOL this is pretty much what I was thinking? Why would I be looking for ways to NOT give the coach an indirect T on this when the committee obviously wants the HC to be personally responsible for the conduct of his bench personnel? Like so many other areas of teenage life, learning comes from doing stupid things and suffering the consequences. And a pissed off coach will personally handle the consequences part for you, freeing you up to call the game