14. Coaching From Sidelines

14.1 An umpire is permitted during any stage of a game to coach any individual player or team as a whole, in order to educate players and maintain a game flow and prevent injuries. This includes but is not limited to:

(a) Stopping play and stepping in to coach/instruct an Inopportune Player who breaks the same rule more than once and explaining what the Inopportune Player is required to do to avoid repeatedly breaking the same rule.

(b) Transferring an Inopportune Player from an existing position on the Court to an alternative position on the Court ("Player Transfer"), at the discretion of the umpire, if, after more than one infringement and coaching, the Inopportune Player is putting themselves or other players at risk of injury.

14.2 At no time are players to question an umpire's decision to implement coaching and/or Player Transfer of an Inopportune Player.

14.3 Coaching from the sidelines by umpires during finals is not permitted.