Coach leaves bench to sit in the stands.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Illini_Ref

An assistant for Team A sits on the bench during the first half. After halftime he comes out and sits in the front row of the stands on the opposite end of the floor from his bench and across the floor. He shouts instructions from his seat. At one point he goes to the team huddle during a timeout and then returns to his seat in the bleachers.

Legal? Unsporting? Penalized?

Personally I've got nothing. If he is not disrupting the game I probably wouldn't even notice his movements. If the other team complained then I would advise Game Admin that there is a person coming from the stands and joining the team huddle. I'm thinking that would probably force Coach A to make a decision as to where he wants his AC to spend the rest of the game.