Best way to approach a referee

[dkmz17]

Just for all who have read this post, the rules read,

"Regulation High School Activities Association rules will be followed with the following exceptions:
• 20 minute running clock except for last 2 minutes of each half, unless one team is ahead by 15 points. If lead falls below 15 points, clock will again stop. In addition, clock will stop on all technical fouls, injuries or timeouts (including officials TO). Clock does not restart until it would in a normal dead ball situation."

No other exceptions listed in the rules apply to timing.

After the timeout ended and the teams returned to the court, play proceeded something like this:

Ref walks onto the court to administer free throws, hands the ball to the shooter and "circles" his finger at the timer to start the clock.

Coach says "I called timeout, the clock doesn't start yet!"

Ref: "Yes it does, the clock starts when I handed the ball to the shooter and the ball became live".

Coach: "No, it starts when it normally should after a dead ball"

Ref: "No, it starts now, you need to read the rules!"

At this point, what should a coach do, other than complain to the gym administrator?