Making Coach sit

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Keep in mind that once a coach is "seat belted" for a technical foul (one direct, or one indirect) then we may have to go into a warning mode if he is doing more standing than what he is legally allowed to do by rule (request a time-out or signal his/her players to request a time-out; to confer with personnel at the scorer’s table to request a time-out for correctable error, or a timing, scoring, or alternating-possession mistake be prevented, or rectified; to replace or remove a disqualified/injured player or player directed to leave the game; during a charged time-out, or the intermission between quarters and extra periods; to spontaneously react to an outstanding play by a team member or to acknowledge a replaced player.

I still have a hard time deciding when to talk to coaches and when to ignore them. Does anyone have any advice on how much time should be spent talking to coaches, when is the best time, and how to decide whether or not talk to them at all? I do't want to interrupt the flow of the game, but I also don't want coaches legitimate questions to go unanswered.