coaching box questions

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Moshiner1345

Okay a few scenarios for everyone. NFHS rules and may I please have rule references please or case scenarios.

Team A head coach gets a direct technical. He loses coaching box privileges. Can the asst. coach stand up and coach, or does he also lose coaching box privileges? What about if team A's bench personnel wants to protest, can they stand up the rest of the game?

Team A asst. coach gets a technical, indirect towards the head coach. Does the head coach lose coaching box privileges? Can the asst. still use the coaching box?

Dunk during warm ups, indirect towards the head coach. Does the head coach lose coaching box privileges? What about the Asst. coach can he use the coaching box?

You should also check out the following POE.

2005-06 POINTS OF EMPHASIS
1. Sporting Behavior.
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D. Coaching box: The committee wants coaches to stay in the coaching box. There is a constant problem when coaches wander. It is a distinct advantage to the coach who is permitted to be out of the box because the coach has a better chance to communicate with his/her team. The coach can also influence play by being out on the court.

The rule is black-and-white, but it has not been dealt with properly. Most officials have not enforced the rule. The fact that the coach is not directing comments to the officials or is "coaching the team" has no bearing on rule enforcement. The coach who continually abuses the coaching-box rule risks having his or her governing body remove it completely. The official who doesn't enforce it runs the risk of not following what the governing body wants enforced.

Once the coaching box has been removed because of a technical foul, all related rules restrictions must apply. There's no way to get the box back after the privilege has been lost.

Assistant coaches must be seated at all times except during time-outs, to attend to an injured player after being beckoned and to spontaneously react to a play. The rules that permit a head coach to rise in certain situations (time-outs, confer with table personnel for a correctable error, dealing with disqualifications) do not apply to assistant coaches under any circumstances. Again, the fact that an assistant coach is "only coaching" has no bearing on the rule or enforcement.

Head coaches have the responsibility to remain in the box. School administrators must support that by demanding their coaches do so. When violated, the official must enforce the rule with a technical foul.