Question From A Coach

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

He already knew that his player was oob when he touched the ball. That wasn't the question that he asked. If you honestly believe that the question that was asked was reasonable, then

The question in the OP says "How can it be out of bounds if he didn't have possession?" Obviously he knew his kid was out of bounds. There doesn't appear to be anything antagonistic in the question. Assuming the coach hadn't been a pain up until that point, saying what I said earlier or, better yet, "Coach, that doesn't matter" as you're moving in the other direction isn't going to kill anyone.

If he's been a pain up to that point I can see saying "Coach, please..." or something to that effect but the question itself taken as it's presented here doesn't appear to be unreasonable. Silly, yes, but not unreasonable. Not answering it, or at least acknowledging it, provides ammunition for the coach to say "I asked a legitimate question and didn't get an answer."