As I mentioned, in my pregame for the match I instructed my 4th to use an “Ask, Tell, Gone” escalation. I also instructed her that if I needed to be called over, it wasn’t to discuss or debate anything - it was to remove the problem. Because if the problem had become too great for the 4th to handle, then the problem had to be removed. So in my case, I didn’t need the details and that it required my involvement told me whether the coach should be gone. I delegated and entrusted the bench areas to my 4th and so the details would take care of themselves without my wasting time on them. And I didn’t need to ask if the coach needed to be gone because we covered in my pregame what would happen if I needed to get involved in bench control.

In my case, I knew at halftime that both coaches had gotten their first “strike” by reaching the “ask” stage. So it wasn’t a total surprise to me that it had gone further. As soon as the coach had made his comments to the 4th personal in nature and made personal space an issue, it was clear that he had to go. But. . .I trusted my 4th to make sure it got serious enough before my involvement was required. And the pregame covered it from there.

Otherwise, no extra paperwork above a normal send-off.

I am curious how that conversation goes with your 4th and coach on the send off. I work with a few guys that want every detail right then while others simply want to know if the coach should be gone or not, if I answer yes to that they step in and the coach is gone….

Was there extra paperwork for the send off above the normal?