Tell him (head coach) to keep his mouth shut. He shouldn't say a word while serving as an official of the game.

Exactly right. Maybe a little more tactfully, but as an official in the gamehe is supposed to be neutral.

I agree with some of what Clyde is saying. There are frosh games I've seen where one of the player's girlfriends keeps the clock - but with that said, the varsity coach in the described case acted with no class.

 

I agree. How about the freshmen coach? I'd tell the coach to shut up and let me coach MY game.

In a Middle School game I took a High School Coach off the clock for this very thing. First, I'm there to do a job and I'm receiving a fee for doing it. Regardless of the level of game the rule is the rule. The table is part of the official team. Maybe I took it to far, but that's what I did.

In a Middle School game I took a High School Coach off the clock for this very thing. First, I'm there to do a job and I'm receiving a fee for doing it. Regardless of the level of game the rule is the rule. The table is part of the official team. Maybe I took it to far, but that's what I did.

 

Glad to see you had the guts to do this. Not many would.