Ejected coaches must take test!

[SAK]

Coaches are not ejected beacuse they are ignorant of rules. They are ejected for being a pain in the *** and, in the majority of cases, not knowing what they are talking about on top of that (although, don't tell them that because they think that they do know the rules.)

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

The Oregon State Activities Assn. (OSAA) announced that any coach ejected from any HS game must complete an online sportsmanship course to be reinstated. An OSAA spokesperson said the purpose was to turn the situation into an "educational setting rather than just punitive".

Nebraska requires coaches ejected the first time during a season to take the NFHS online sportsmanship course within 10 days of their ejection, either at their own expense or the school's. The second ejection leads to a requirement of taking the NFHS online fundamentals of coaching course, within 10 days of the ejection, either at their own expense or the school's. Schools with multiple ejections in a sport need to submit a written management plan to the NSAA, which explains how they plan to remediate the problem.

[bbcoach7]

Coaches who act out are an embarassment and send the wrong message to kids, modeling that their behaviour is how an adult acts when they don't get their way. They encourage players and parents/fans to also mistreat officials. And they can cast a negative light on the rest of us coaches who don't behave like @sses just becasue we didn't like the call.

So I am all for it, and I hope it spreads to other States. I'd take it a step further- I think it should be a part of the mandatory coach certification if a State has this. CA does. Maybe nip some of this BS in the begining.

[tballump]

Just another reason for officials to be worried about having their schedules pulled or reduced if they throw out a coach who deserves it. Imagine the additional crap the assignor (and his wallet) will hear including being threatened with a school choosing another assignor or group because his group of officials threw a coach out.
Until the states step in and keep a very watchful eye on how officials are facing the repercussions from enforcing unsportsmanlike conduct and then backing them to the hilt (right or wrong), nothing will change.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by tballump

Just another reason for officials to be worried about having their schedules pulled or reduced if they throw out a coach who deserves it. Imagine the additional crap the assignor (and his wallet) will hear including being threatened with a school choosing another assignor or group because his group of officials threw a coach out.
Until the states step in and keep a very watchful eye on how officials are facing the repercussions from enforcing unsportsmanlike conduct and then backing them to the hilt (right or wrong), nothing will change.

Sounds like your area needs to have a better separation between the schools and the assignors.

Here, the schools have no say. The state dictates which organizations services which schools. It is done geographically and no two organizations cover the same area. The associations select their own assignors from within. In most areas, the assignors do a pretty good job of backing up the officials....ours does.