Volleyball video

[pavbref]

Under NFHS rules, the coach is allowed to cross the floor and talk to the R1 for an explanation of the previous play in a time-out dead ball situation. The sanction of yellow card (warning and coach looses the right to stand while coaching her team) progressed to red with her obnoxious behavior (loss of point) and then to disqualification when she left the rulebook on the stand.

At this point, she should have been removed from the gym, and the the set point is awarded because of the DQ.

I believe that the R1 handled the situation correctly, but that we all can learn from watching how the R2's communication with the coach during the substitution procedure was inadequate. Properly communicating about what looks like a second attempt to substitute during the same dead ball should have indicated why the substitution was denied. This could have prevented the escalation of sanctions.

[FMadera]

Originally Posted by pavbref

Under NFHS rules, the coach is allowed to cross the floor and talk to the R1 for an explanation of the previous play in a time-out dead ball situation.

It would be interesting to know what she was "protesting," since the question of the substitution wasn't on the previous play, and thus, would no longer have been a protestable/reviewable situation anyway.

[Cliffdweller]

R2 messed this one up. That is probably why R1 gave the coach some leeway when acting like an ass. I have had this happen many times with R2's and usually just let it go until between games or time outs and will inform them of their mistake. The volleyball in our area of the State is not very competitive and I have never had an opposing coach complain, either because they didn't know the rule or just didn't care. Also, if the dialog requires the captain going back and forth to the coach, i would rather have the coach come to the stand and talk to me.