What's your take on this?

[cowbyfan1]

[i]Bottom line is that this is just an awful situation any way you look at it.

My solution would be to see if the school could put up some sort of (padded) raised platform. That fixes the visibility issue, and it puts the coach out of harm's way.

I agree, tough situation. I feel tho that by having him up in the press box is not keeping him from doing his job. Many coaches call games from up there. I think that if they do have him up there that they should allow an assistant to be able to call time out in place of him due to the situation.