How big is the coaching box?

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

To be fair, the officials are not watching the coach, they are watching the players. The minute the players do something everyone would complain the officials are not doing their job.

Peace

That excuse didn't work in the two-person system and it certainly doesn't work with three officials.

We can't pick and choose which parts of the game we want to manage. The bench area has to be managed.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by zebraman

That excuse didn't work in the two-person system and it certainly doesn't work with three officials.

We can't pick and choose which parts of the game we want to manage. The bench area has to be managed.

I am not making an excuse. In that play, I would not be watching the coach. I probably would not even know where the coach was as the Trail or even lead because you are watching players. The court is the priority, not the coach’s box. And that is why my state backed off the following year after they made a big deal the year before with the coaching box. And it is very clear the person that created the tape is not someone that understands officiating.

Peace

[Mark Padgett]

Rut - I understand your comment, but she is not just a little ways out onto the court, she is waaaaaay out there. I can't see how any of the officials didn't see that.

[JRutledge]

Most of the play was on the other side of the court. For a moment the trail official had the ball close to them and I know then I would not have turned my head to watch what a coach was doing. Then soon after the coach got right back near the sideline and I am not sure the official even were aware of where she was standing. And I seriously doubt any official would be calling a T for just that action.

Peace

[Mountaineer]

The idea of management (IMO) implies using judicial wisdom. If I see her, I'm telling her to get her a$$ off the floor (the first time). If she becomes intangled in the play - then I have an immediate problem. Based on this video, I have nothing.

[JRutledge]

Just based on the film you cannot tell that the officials even noticed the coach at all. I do not see a head turn in her direction.

Peace