Nice coach....need a T????

[derwil]

Today in a tourney had a team visiting from outside the local area where they are apparently more liberal with the use of the coach's box. V coach was really nice, asked a few questions on a couple calls but nothing ugly. Third quarter I'm lead going to trail (3 man) table side after a made bucket when I notice the V coach is almost at the scorer's table ~ 5 feet out of the box yelling at his players. I shew him back to the box and tell him I gotta have him in the area. He apologizes and says he was trying to get his player's attention. I again let him know that the expectation is to be in the coaching area - "Yea I know, I know" he says. Couple times after that I saw partners doing the same thing. He was always screaming at his girls and again wasn't being provocative to the officials.

The fact that he was not screaming at the officials and actually doing his job, we as a crew gave him the benefit of the doubt about the situation. If the H coach, who likes to chew a$$ when anything goes wrong, would have done the same thing we probably would be shooting free throws after a warning.

How much leash should we give a "nice" coach? He wasn't a problem but I could see it becoming an issue if the other coach had noticed it. Game management input?

[BktBallRef]

After first mentioning it once and officially warning him, I would alert my partners. The next time, he's stuck.

[mutantducky]

different but another T situation. ESPN - Atlanta vs. New Jersey - Recap - January 02, 2009

"Frank was ejected by referee Luis Grillo 5 minutes into a very ugly second quarter.

To tell the truth, Frank seemingly wanted to leave. His team was scoreless in the quarter and it had only one basket in an 11-minute span that saw New Jersey fall behind 33-16 after Bibby hit the two free throws for the technicals and followed that with a basket."

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

different but another T situation. ESPN - Atlanta vs. New Jersey - Recap - January 02, 2009

"Frank was ejected by referee Luis Grillo 5 minutes into a very ugly second quarter.

To tell the truth, Frank seemingly wanted to leave. His team was scoreless in the quarter and it had only one basket in an 11-minute span that saw New Jersey fall behind 33-16 after Bibby hit the two free throws for the technicals and followed that with a basket."

Curious.......what does this have to do with OP?

[DonInKansas]

Nice or not, he's gotta follow the rules.

What happens if the other coach gets out of the box and gets warned? Then the finger pointing starts, and it's all downhill from there.

[BillyMac]

Here, in my little corner of the Land Of Steady Habits, I have never seen, at any interscholastic level, a coach get a technical foul for being outside the box and coaching. Lots of warning. Lots of reminders. I've been officiating longer than the coaching box has been around. That doesn't make it right, it's just an observation. We may be enablers, and we may be our own worst enemies, but "When in my little corner of Connecticut ...".

You know what's really odd about our "customs"? We have a really strict IAABO Connecticut/CIAC rule about having the coaching box marked: Coaching Box must be marked. If home coach and/or home management refuse to designate coaching box with tape, the home team will not use a coaching box for that game. However, the visiting team will be allowed a coaching box. Notify Board Secretary, or Commissioner the next day.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

After first mentioning it once and officially warning him, I would alert my partners. The next time, he's stuck.

Hasn't the coaching box been a POE several times in the past few years? Anyone? Anyone? Nevada?