What should happen?

[Raymond]

I'm assuming your the rules interpreter. If you have a commissioner or supervisor then you should refer the coach to him/her. Otherwise the coach should address it to his AD and/or state association.

As a rules interpreter I don't think you're in a position to provide the coach the type of relief he is looking for.

[slow whistle]

Hasn't anybody ever "walked" a coach back to the box perhaps with a hand on the lower back (not a push!)? Hasn't anybody been near a coach and he might touch you on the elbow as he asks a question, etc? This whole idea about "what gives him a right to touch me!?!?!?!" is obviously fueled by the coach being overly emotional following a tough game IMO....granted as a general rule, don't touch anybody on the floor, but my point is I agree with other posters here, let the guy cool off, talk to him the next day and see if he still feels the same way. To me it isn't the "touching" that is the big problem here, but patting somebody on the head is pretty degrading - that is probably what peeved him more than anything...

[ma_ref]

Originally Posted by slow whistle

Hasn't anybody ever "walked" a coach back to the box perhaps with a hand on the lower back (not a push!)? Hasn't anybody been near a coach and he might touch you on the elbow as he asks a question, etc? This whole idea about "what gives him a right to touch me!?!?!?!" is obviously fueled by the coach being overly emotional following a tough game IMO....granted as a general rule, don't touch anybody on the floor, but my point is I agree with other posters here, let the guy cool off, talk to him the next day and see if he still feels the same way. To me it isn't the "touching" that is the big problem here, but patting somebody on the head is pretty degrading - that is probably what peeved him more than anything...

Well put. I tend to agree that the pat on the head was probably a bit demeaning to him, and certainly uncalled for. In either case, his best bet should've been to let his AD handle it with the league assignor, or perhaps a call to the state atletic board.

Originally Posted by slow whistle

To me it isn't the "touching" that is the big problem here, but patting somebody on the head is pretty degrading - that is probably what peeved him more than anything...

Around here touching coaches/players is not approved & patting the HC (who just lost his box) on the head is highly disrespectful, IMO.

Plus if we stick a coach, our partner informs them that they have lost that privelige. It looks bad for the same official to "stick & sit" the coach.

[slow whistle]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Around here touching coaches/players is not approved & patting the HC (who just lost his box) on the head is highly disrespectful, IMO.

Plus if we stick a coach, our partner informs them that they have lost that privelige. It looks bad for the same official to "stick & sit" the coach.

Another excellent point, if you T a coach report the T and get the heck out of there and you avoid all of this! Under no circumstances would I stick around in that situation and tell him anything let alone touch him - he knows what he got popped for there is nothing to stay and explain to him...

[Mark Padgett]

Did the ref hurt his hand when he patted such a sharply pointed object?