Confusion At the Highest Level

[Adam]

Question: What if the HC wasn't at the game?

Answer: You wouldn't know, because the person there would be the head coach. There is nothing in the rules that defines the HC; let it go.

[Ignats75]

I agree in every case. It bothers me that one of the assignors said no though. One clarification though. If the coach becomes incapacitated DURING the game, I was under the impression that the assistant cannot beome the head coach.

[derwil]

We have a local coach that is paralized and in a wheelchair. He always designates his able bodied assistant to be the speaking coach during pregame. That way he can scream at his players from his chair and his assistant can scream at us standing up!

[bob jenkins]

Note that the pregant coach "stepped aside" from her head coaching duties. That is, for that game, the other coach became the "head coach" -- the only one allowed to stand, request a TO, ....

Where some teams get in trouble is that they want one person to stand, but the other to still be recognized by the officials as the head coach.

[JRutledge]

Have coaches stopped using common sense. Their players can request timeouts too. I do not understand why we need to make provisions for this kind of situation. What does standing have to do with calling a timeout?

Peace

[icallfouls]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

..... What does standing have to do with calling a timeout?

Peace

It makes it so the coach can stand to request TO, and stare down the official that has offended them....oh wait, wrong thread

[Ignats75]

It makes it so the coach can stand to request TO, and stare down the official that has offended them

Until we give them the stop sign

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

It makes it so the coach can stand to request TO, and stare down the official that has offended them....oh wait, wrong thread

My point is if they have the coaching box, they do not need a special rule to request a timeout. I realize the rules say they can stand, but it does not say they must stand to request a timeout or we do not grant the timeout. I think they were over-thinking the situation. Which is why I say it does not matter if the coach can stand or not. I am just not giving the (all) privileges. Then again we have a coaching box in our state and I do not work many Girl’s games, so this really would not be something I would face.

Peace

[Ignats75]

How silly, common sense, as long as there is one head coach.

Easy for you to say. You didn't have one of your biggest assignors say NEVER.

[asdf]

Ask your assignor/official what happens if the head coach during the game is..

-- forced to leave due to illness, injury, emergency

-- forced to leave due to an ejection......

Then ask him......

Since the "head coach" is no longer on the bench, who do you go to to advise if one of their players fouls out?

Since the "head coach" is no longer on the bench, does this mean no one from the bench can legally request a time out?

Since the "head coach" is no longer on the bench. Does this mean no one from his team can go to the scorrers table to request a conference to discuss a correctable error?


Easy stuff here.........

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

There is nothing in the rules that defines the HC.

True. But there are several rules where we need to know who the head coach is.

Similar play:
Question 1: Head coach is ejected. Assistant coach now becomes the "head" coach regarding time outs, etc., but must do it while seated. Correct?
Question 2: Head coach becomes ill, and leaves in first quarter. Assistant coach now becomes "head" coach regarding timeouts, etc. Can he stand?

[Back In The Saddle]

I'm not sure how much it helps the discussion, but we were told a couple of years ago by our state office that the person who attends the coaches/captains meeting is the head coach for that game. This was to address the situation where the HC doesn't feel the need to attend the meeting him/herself. I guess one logical implication is that, at least here in snowy cold Utah, there is no official state designation of who the HC is. The determining factor, as far as we are concerned, is who attends the meeting.