Sick head coach

[grunewar]

As long as they have one, and you know who it is, let it go.......poor, sick coach......

[Back In The Saddle]

Silly coach ought to know better than to plan a date for a game night. What was he thinking?

[Ignats75]

This is a bit of a long story but is Germaine to this discussion. My daughter plays varsity basketball. I tend to do mostly JV games so I can hustle over to watch her games when I'm done. Last year I walked into the gym during a time out. The administering official is someone I've worked with quite a few times. He calls me over to ask my opinion. The Hc for the other team is pregnant and not feeling well, so she asked if her AC could be the HC instead. He told her sure as long as he didn't hear from her all night. apparently my daughter's HC is upset. Apparently during the state tourney last year she asked for the same courtesy and the R told her no.

As soon as the game was over, both the AC and HC made a beeline for me to see what I thought. I agreed with how my buddy handled it but told them I would check with authorities. I spoke to 3 different assignors and 1 state rules interpretor and got 2 different answers.
One said there should be no courtesy, and all the others agreed with my buddy.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

This is a bit of a long story but is Germaine to this discussion.

Really? Really. Is it Tito, too?

Ask your interpreter which rule requires the school's "Head Basketball Coach" to be the head coach for every (or indeed any) game. The title and the function are distinct.

As long as they don't try to arrogate privileges that they've given up for the night, I have no problem with it.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

This is a bit of a long story but is Germaine to this discussion. My daughter plays varsity basketball. I tend to do mostly JV games so I can hustle over to watch her games when I'm done. Last year I walked into the gym during a time out. The administering official is someone I've worked with quite a few times. He calls me over to ask my opinion. The Hc for the other team is pregnant and not feeling well, so she asked if her AC could be the HC instead. He told her sure as long as he didn't hear from her all night. apparently my daughter's HC is upset. Apparently during the state tourney last year she asked for the same courtesy and the R told her no.

As soon as the game was over, both the AC and HC made a beeline for me to see what I thought. I agreed with how my buddy handled it but told them I would check with authorities. I spoke to 3 different assignors and 1 state rules interpretor and got 2 different answers.
One said there should be no courtesy, and all the others agreed with my buddy.

I would have done as the referee at the State Tournament did. There is more to this than what officials care about. There are contracts and liability concerns. I'm sure that the school signs a contract with the person to be the head coach of the varsity team. I'm sure that the school has the students who make the team sign medical waivers in case a decision needs to be made regarding their health at a game site without their parents or guardians around. Changing who is the head coach and who attends the pregame meeting may have consequences in these areas. I'm not going to be the person who gets in the middle of that situation. Tell the school AD to sort it out. As far as I'm concerned, if the person with the contract is able to be on the bench, then that person is the Head Coach.

Perhaps this is why that official was working the State Tournament.

[sseltser]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I would have done as the referee at the State Tournament did. There is more to this than what officials care about. There are contracts and liability concerns. I'm sure that the school signs a contract with the person to be the head coach of the varsity team. I'm sure that the school has the students who make the team sign medical waivers in case a decision needs to be made regarding their health at a game site without their parents or guardians around. Changing who is the head coach and who attends the pregame meeting may have consequences in these areas. I'm not going to be the person who gets in the middle of that situation. Tell the school AD to sort it out. As far as I'm concerned, if the person with the contract is able to be on the bench, then that person is the Head Coach.

Perhaps this is why that official was working the State Tournament.

Reviewing contracts isn't in my job description. As long as I have 1 head coach for the game, and the let me know who it is, I'm ok with that.

If somebody else wants to make a stink about a "replacement" head coach, then they can, but there is nothing in the rules requiring a head coach be paid, or that they are the head coach for every game. Therefore, I don't have any business caring why the previous head coach isn't going to be the head coach for this game.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by phansen

Head coach tells me in pregame that he is sick and may have to leave during the game, in which case his assistant will take over the head coaching responsibilities. I said uh.....alright. Can a head coach do this?
Secondly, if he relinquishes his head coaching duties to his assistant, but later in the game feels better and comes back can he then resume being the head coach again.

Just be sure he doesn't pull a Padgett and puke on your shoes.