help with a Tech call from Refs NFHS rules

[gmund1948]

Help, I dont have the 2007-2008 NFHS rule book,

I was asked to be the assistant coach for a championship game,

The league rules are based on NFHS rules and a few league bylaws


We started the game with 3 league approved coaches, a head coach
3 officials worked the game, the coaching box wasin use


3 minutes into the game the other assistant was saying "how do we get a
charge" the official jogged by and called a T on the bench. 2 shots and possesion
were given to the other team the Assistant immediately stopped any talk other than
to the players.

A minute thirty later another of the officials came by and instructed the coach
to sit on the bench and could no longer use the box ( I can understand that one)
Then the ref told the assistant he was not a coach and told to leave the bench,
compliance was immediate and no argument was made. The Assistant went to the stands.

At the time out we asked to see the tournament director, since it was the finals.
We were told to wait until halftime. A halftime I was taked with lodging a Protest
over the removal of the assistant. The tournament director told us that we were only
allowed on assistant. We discussed the lack of such a rule in the Bylaws.

The Tournament director acknowledged the protest and at the third quarter break
asked the referees, to which they replied the assistant received the tech not the team
as we were told and was removed via the rules of one tech on an assistant and out?

An aside, during the third quarter the Head coach and assistant were switching back and forth
using the box, one was always seated, and it was not due to cheering or welcoming a player back.
When this was pointed out tournament director (now setting near our bench) and it stopped soon after.

Other info, the official score keeper had recored the tech but did not charge it to the team as a team
foul ( not that it mattered as the teams total was 4 at the end of the first half.)

There were no warnings given, no additional Techs, no Flagrants not a rough game At all


The Bylaws both local and state have been checked and no rule regarding the removal of an
assistant after one Tech charged are in the rules

Since I am not an official this year, only a coach I do not have the 07/08 rule changes
for NFHS. Could someone clarify this for me ?

Was an assistant coach removed after one T a mistake ?

After all the years I have officialed or coached I have neve heard of such.

Thanks in advance


The championship was decided by one point, other teams favor.



Thanks