Coach goes WAY over the line
You’re the R1. What would you do if this occured on your court?
How bout if you’re the R2 and the R1 didn’t chose the sanction that you’d like to see?
How bout if you were the R1 and didn’t really see what occured?
MIKE CARTER’S RESPONSE
As the R1 is closer than the video and can read the coaches body language a little clearer, I would defer to their judgement on sanction. But absolutely must have a sanction. In USAV, I would have to decide between Yellow Card sanction or Red Card Expulsion based on what I read of the coaches actions.
Although he is seemingly taking his frustration, or attempting to motivate a player, we still have a responsibility to protect the integrity of the game, the same way we protect our partners and ourselves. This is a blatant attack on the game itself. There is no place in volleyball for player abuse.
Although it has no bearing on my decision, I read his comments later, and he claims to be throwing the ball to the wall and she got in the way and that he was upset with the officiating. Fine, then he still earns a card for throwing the ball and showing his displeasure with the officials.
From the R2 viewpoint, (once again) the prematch briefing between R1 and R2 comes into play, both operationally and philosophically.
If I am the R2 and see a finger wag, a yellow or even a questionable look from my R1, I want a conference if I feel we need to escalate the sanction. I would not want to go over just because I saw the R1 reach. I might go to sideline and mouth “yellow” or “red” but if the R1 is doing something, I want it done now in this particular instance.
As R2, if it is clear my partner either did not see or was not fully aware of what happened, I would follow the protocol established in our prematch protocol to get myself to the stand for a conversation.
If I’m the R1 and am not certain I saw the incident clearly, I would be sure to call my R2 over for a QUICK discussion. Also, an R2 conference — “did I just see what I thought I just saw?” — can serve to calm the situation and deliver the message that the officiating team is taking the proper steps to get this call right.
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If I see it, it’s red and yellow and I’m writing him up to the state association (NFHS) or region (USAV).
I can’t see what sanction was applied in the video, so I’m not sure about that. If I’m R2 and I saw it and the R1 didn’t disqualify the coach, I’d go over and talk about it and request disqualification.
If I’m R1 and didn’t see it, I’m praying that my R2 did and lets me know what happened.
My gut reaction would be to disqualify the coach. After thinking about it for a week…well, I’d still disqualify him.
For those who didn’t hear the commentary, the sanction applied was a red card. This was a HS match, so the penalty was a point, equivalent to a USAV yellow card.
If I am the R2, and there isn’t at least an expulsion, I would probably take a brisk 9m walk.
If I’m the R1 and I didn’t see what happened, but I can tell something’s amiss, I would invite over the R2 and the line judges. Maybe a little unorthodox, but hopefully between the four of us, someone can paint a picture of what transpired. Unless one of my partners has a really clear explanation of what specifically occurred, though, I can’t justify a DQ based on conjecture.
I agree. This is aggression, plain and simple, just as if he punched or shoved someone. By rule he’s earned a disqualification.
I suspect that the referee may have subconsciously judged this action less severely because it was directed at a fellow team member. What if the coach had beaned an official, or an opponent? The result would have probably been different.
I think it’s a clear situation of aggression.
The correct action of R1 is disqualification.
If i were R2, i would go to R1 and tell him that the coach was aggressive and that it follows straight from the rules that disqualification should be issued.
If R1 would want to keep the sanction, it is his call.
If R1 agrees with R2, the sanction should be registered ( disqualification) and the coach sent outside the playing area
To me, it’s not a matter of what sanction, but how to facilitate, and how to get the match started again. It appears to be girls high school or club. In a HS match, the event manager is probably already aware, in a club atmosphere it’s best to find out who and where they can be found to be prepared when something like this happens. “What if” comes to mind, when I think of removing a coach. The coaches reaction wasn’t remorse for what he did, he went back to the bench. Make the call, disqualification, and have the coach removed. Call for the captain to inform and my R2 to facilitate the removal with the event manager.
This is a simple sanction as everyone has pretty much indicated disqualification. Hopefully the organization (HS/club) the coach belongs take matters into account an relieve him of the position. If a coach can not control his behavior to the point that he has to throw a ball, then that coach need professional help.
This is a very easy DQ. I actually know who and where this was. The offending coach was playing the match at home. It did make the newspapers and I’m still waiting to see the outsome (if any).
As far as event manager, that’s a tough call, not to say there shouldnt be one. I have coached in the state where this took place. Head coaches are the ones that get everything set up, organized, and facilitated. Officials would be second in command until the match started then they would obviously be in charge of participants.