[LeeCoBobcatfan]

I'm a big fan of the coach's box rule for a multiple of reasons, but I also feel that the majority of high school gyms have such small coaches boxes it's truly unreasonable to expect any coach who is mobile to stay within the margins, especially when the benches sometime are on the floor themselves due to small gyms or poor design, or whatever.

Again, we all have rules we are more familiar with and know what to look for, but the referees have to know all the rules and are probably more concerned with the players' positions than the coaches a majority of the time. The case you have cited would be an instance where I think I would have liked to have at least seen a warning, but I wasn't there and don't know the context.

We can all get on the site and cite different examples of where officials appeared or actually were showing biases, calling easier on one side than another, etc, but we have to live with the guys who show up. The sad thing is, that no matter what solution is offered, if a game is beyond a shadow of doubt being "blown" for one side or the other or due to someone who really shouldn't be officiating period, there isn't much recourse for the teams who have played. The officials may be penalized, not permitted to call again, but the players are just out a game.

Again, though, while I believe I have seen it happen, I don't believe a majority of the games are "blown" by the referees. We fans are just passionate advocates on behalf of our teams. :o)