head coach

[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.

[JS 20]

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 would say no. Unless that assistant comes out for the pregame conference w/ the captains, i would say the assistant can't stand at all.

[Back In The Saddle]

The priviledge of using the coaching box extends to ONLY the head coach.

[ma_ref]

I am leaning towards saying it's legal. I don't think somebody's official title matters as much as their "title for this particular game". As long as both we and they acknowledge who is the lone person we're dealing with. If the real head coach is aware that he/she's giving up the privileges that normally come with being head coach, and that they'll be treated as any other assistant, then I say let it be.

However, I can see individual schools or various state school athletic associations having a big problem with this for liability reasons.

Is this something that really happened, or just a hypothetical?

[jpenny]

Happend a week ago and we will have the same team tonight.We allowed it and have been trying to make sure it was correct. The conf. play-offs start and he might ask again......

[mick]

Originally Posted by jpenny

Happend a week ago and we will have the same team tonight.We allowed it and have been trying to make sure it was correct. The conf. play-offs start and he might ask again......

My sitch happened in a first round state tournament game.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by jpenny

Happend a week ago and we will have the same team tonight.We allowed it and have been trying to make sure it was correct. The conf. play-offs start and he might ask again......

Just ensure that both individuals are clear on how you are handling it before the game begins. Be polite, but firm in your explanation to them and it should go well.

[M&M Guy]

I would have no problem if the "known" head coach decides to be the asst. for that game. I would add that if they feel they need to switch roles this game, those roles apply for the entire game.

I had a game a few weeks ago where the head coach came up to me before the game, shook my hand, and told he had been sick and shouldn't even be there that night, but he couldn't just sit at home, so his asst. would be doing the coaching tonight and he would be the asst. for that game. (I then went and washed my hands before the game started.)

It was funny to watch how the game played out - I saw the asst. (who was handling head coaching duties) yell out some instructions while sitting down, then realize he could stand up, and stood up after he was finished yelling. Of course, later in the game when it was close, the real head coach stood up to yell some instructions. As I was running by, I told him, "Careful, coach...". He looked at me, then realized what I was saying, and said, "Sorry...habit."

[mick]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Of course, later in the game when it was close, the real head coach stood up to yell some instructions. As I was running by, I told him, "Careful, coach...". He looked at me, then realized what I was saying, and said, "Sorry...habit."

Ha! In my sitch the head coach stood very briefly a coupla times. At a dead ball I walked over and asked the sitting most-times head-coach.

"Now, help me out here. Who is the Head coach tonight?
Sheepishly, he pointed and answered, "He is. Sorry...."

[jpenny]

Thanks Guys For The Input!!!!!!!!!!!

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

The priviledge of using the coaching box extends to ONLY the head coach.

And how do you determine whom that person is?

[A Pennsylvania Coach]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

And how do you determine whom that person is?

A. The coach that attends the pregame conference.

B. Most scorebooks have a spot for the coach's name which is usually filled in.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by A Pennsylvania Coach

A. The coach that attends the pregame conference.

B. Most scorebooks have a spot for the coach's name which is usually filled in.

A. Here in Hampton Roads we don't greet the coaches until the 2:00 mark. We go to their respective benches. If it is a team we have never seen before how are we to know which guy/gal is the HC? Me personally, I ask "Who's the boss tonight?" If an AC steps up and says "I am", I wouldn't know any different.

B. I've never notice a coach's name in the book.

[ace]

Assistant coaches usually know less than the head coach, so yes they have less rope with me as well.

Funny story about an assistant coach:

Player picks up his 3rd foul AC tells HC .
HC: "Why didn't you tell me when he got his second, you were supposed to..."
AC:" well you were talkin to the.."
HC:"OH who carese shut up and sit down."

I had to chuckle.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by A Pennsylvania Coach

A. The coach that attends the pregame conference.

B. Most scorebooks have a spot for the coach's name which is usually filled in.

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. They are the only one that gets the privilege of standing up in the coaching box or doing other things that the rules allow.

Peace