Assistant coaches

[Rooster]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

I was working a Boys JV game and the Varsity Boys Coach was sitting at the scorers table. There were at least 2 times he stood up and coached/directed players. I believe he also verbally disagreed with one of our decisions. So, I was right in front of the scorers table the 2nd time he rose to coach players. I quickly informed him that if he was to be at the table he had to be impartial and could now stand, nor coach. He objected. I again directed that his actions were not allowed. He would need to either sit at the teams beach or sit in the stands. And if he is on the bench he is also not allowed to stand and coach. Only the Head Coach has that privileged. He was not happy with me. Did I say this was the Home Team? Oh well.....

I got lit up by my evaluator on something similar to this situation. While he wasn't coaching from the scorer's table, the varsity coach was on the visitor's book for the JV game. He had a discrepancy about the score at the half and was making a stink. Turns out he was right but my evaluator didn't like that I was letting him be there. I learned a lot about practical applications that night. Yes, the coach was right about the score, but the way he went about it was wrong and I was responsible for that. Ech! But it happened with my training wheels on and now it's one more silver bullet in my bandolier...

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by The Rooster

the way he went about it was wrong

How did he go about it?

[Rooster]

Originally Posted by just another ref

How did he go about it?

According to my evaluator he started out as bench personnel keeping the visitor's book on the bench, then didn't wait until the half, or even a dead ball, to dispute the bookkeeping error. He was chirping while the game was going on. I think if he would have had the table sound the horn and call me over that might have been different, yes?

[SNIPERBBB]

Originally Posted by The Rooster

According to my evaluator he started out as bench personnel keeping the visitor's book on the bench, then didn't wait until the half, or even a dead ball, to dispute the bookkeeping error. He was chirping while the game was going on. I think if he would have had the table sound the horn and call me over that might have been different, yes?

It would of been better yes...and save other possible errors caused by a distracted scorer.