tricks to enforce the seatbelt

[Hartsy]

If they don't understand after I tell them to stay on the bench, I won't bother coming up with a clever way to get them to do it. Coaches know what they need to do anyhow. Thankfully, I've not needed to assess any T's for coaches being up, so maybe the direct route works best.

If they've been reminded and won't listen to you, don't regret the second T.

[Ignats75]

Hartsy,

Ask the officials in the St Ignatius-Zanesville game last weekend.

Zville coach unbuckled his seatbelt and then was surprised when he was asked to leave the confines of the gymnasium.

[JRutledge]

Wait until the first dead ball and tell the coach they need to sit down the rest of the game. Do not say "or else." Do not allow talk about calls, just pass on the information and move on. If they choose not to listen you have an option to give a T and there is not much they can do about it.

Peace

[PIAA REF]

The best way is if she stads while her team is in possession give her a time-out, That is the only reason she is to be standing (to request a timeout) If she tells you she didn't want one give her the option of the TO or the T for standing after losing the box. I'll bet she wants the TO. Usually if you do this once she will get that she can't stand.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by PIAA REF

The best way is if she stads while her team is in possession give her a time-out, That is the only reason she is to be standing (to request a timeout) If she tells you she didn't want one give her the option of the TO or the T for standing after losing the box. I'll bet she wants the TO. Usually if you do this once she will get that she can't stand.

I LOVE this! I will have to file that away for future use.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I LOVE this! I will have to file that away for future use.

Are you serious? You'd do that instead of warn once and "T"?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Are you serious? You'd do that instead of warn once and "T"?

I don't know. I've never even thought to do it. But it seems to me to be a pretty good warning in itself, and the coach gets a bit of a penalty on top of it, instead of just a verbal slap on the wrist.

I don't want to throw a coach out for standing and coaching. I just don't. If this is a more effective tool at keeping the coach on the bench, and allows me to NOT toss the coach, then I like it. In my experience, the verbal warning does nothing. They sit down and then forget and stand up. So if I send a stronger warning without tossing, I'm all for it. Now, if they ignore that friendly warning, then they seal their own fate.

[bigdogrunnin]

Originally Posted by PIAA REF

The best way is if she stads while her team is in possession give her a time-out, That is the only reason she is to be standing (to request a timeout) If she tells you she didn't want one give her the option of the TO or the T for standing after losing the box. I'll bet she wants the TO. Usually if you do this once she will get that she can't stand.

I don't know that I would use that in a Varsity game, but I will definitely save it for later. That is sharp . . .