head coach

[A Pennsylvania Coach]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

There is no rules support for what you suggest. Maybe that is a local requirement, but not something everyone adheres to I am sure. The head coach is the head coach.

But how do you know who that person is? Are you going to call the ADs of both schools ahead of time to ask?

[mick]

Originally Posted by jpenny

Is it legal for a head basketball coach to state he will be sitting prior to tip-off and his asst. will be acting as head coach thus standing and coaching his team.

I don't care who is puported to be the head coach, ... but they can only have one in normal circumstances.

Years ago, a coach came to me before a game and (quietly) stated that he had lost his voice and that his assistant would be using the coaching box and acting as head coach.

[Nevadaref]

The one who stands is also the only one who can request a time-out or go to the table for a correctable error, and the individual that I am going to penalize with indirect Ts and a direct if a substitute for a DQ'd player isn't made in time.

In short, whoever stands will be treated as the Head Coach.

[jdw3018]

I'm in total agreement with Nevada - I have no problem if the "regular" HC is going to sit and a regular AC is going to stand - but now that AC is the HC for this game. That means the regular HC can't address officials, can't stand to coach, can't call TOs, etc. It also means the regular AC will be treated as the HC for indirect Ts, keeping control of his bench, etc.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

I'm in total agreement with Nevada - I have no problem if the "regular" HC is going to sit and a regular AC is going to stand - but now that AC is the HC for this game. That means the regular HC can't address officials, can't stand to coach, can't call TOs, etc. It also means the regular AC will be treated as the HC for indirect Ts, keeping control of his bench, etc.

There is absolutely no such rule, and it irritates me when people continually make such a statement. I guess that I would have to classify this as a pet peeve of mine.

This really comes down to people skills. I'm not asking that any official allow an AC to behave in an unsporting manner, but there is certainly nothing wrong with one politely asking a question or for a clarification or a ruling.

Please don't be one of those officials who treats the ACs as subhuman. They have a way of becoming HCs some day and your relationship with them will be a lot better if you have been respectful of them in the past.

[jdw3018]

Thanks, Nevada. I actually agree 100% with what you posted - my posting certainly wasn't very clear. I don't let AC's ask about calls during live ball action, and they certainly have way less rope with me to argue anything.

I'll interact with anyone during a dead ball to answer a professional question.

I'll be more clear with my wording from now on.

[JRutledge]

Assistant coaches are not the head coach. And basically they are by rule similar to any other bench personnel which includes players, trainers or scorekeepers. And usually the problem that most officials have with ACs, it is not because they are asking questions professionally. Usually that is when the AC is yelling at the official along with the HC. That is not acceptable to me and many other officials and to have that kind of interaction with an AC.

Peace