Coaches Conduct

Following the second 15-yard unsportsmanlike foul by the coach of B, the referee notifies him that he may no longer remain in the vicinity of the playing field and that he may not have any contact with his players, either direct or indirect, throughout the remainder of the game including halftime.  The coach departs to the: (a) stands; or (b) press box; or (c) the team locker room.





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Ruling: Illegal in (a) and (b). Legal in (c).   In (c), if the coach has been disqualified in the first half and has gone to the locker room, he must leave the locker room if the team comes to the locker room.  He may not have contact with the team at halftime.(9.8.1E)Casebook