Offensive coach required to stay in coaching box?

[Mizzou2016]

Defensive HC calls time in the middle of a rough inning for his pitcher - he comes to me accusing the offensive HC in the third base coaching box of stealing signs from the catcher - told me to enforce that the offensive head coach stay in the coaching box so he can't get an angle to steal signs from the catcher ??

I had a pretty good rapport with the Offensive coach so just went to talk to him and requested he stay in the coaching box and away from the foul line and had no further issues in the game.  

I checked the rule book post game, couldn't find any penalty for an offensive base coach being out of the coaches box unless he interferes with a fielder. 

Am I missing something?

[maven]

Ignore until someone complains, then require all base coaches to be in their boxes for both teams.

 

Instruct, warn, eject.

[Blueump]

FED Rule 3-3-1i - "A coach, player, substitute,attendant or other bench personnel shall not be outside the designated dugout (bench) or bullpen area if not a batter, runner, on-deck batter, in the coach's box or one of the nine players on defense"

Penalty - for coaches who violate i , the umpire may 1) restrict the offender to the bench/dugout for the remainder of the game or 2) eject the offender.

Usually it's not an issue. If I get a complaint however, then both teams had better comply after I warn.

[umpstu]

I don't mind if they go stand away from the box as long as it is towards the dugout of further away from home.  Not near the line.

[afaber12]

Unless the coach interferes with a play, I've got too many other things to worry about to focus on where he's standing. It's like worrying about whether the batter was out of the box when he hit the ball: I'll spot it when it's so obvious that absolutely everyone can see it, but if I'm looking for that I'm probably not going to see the pitch itself.

 

I'm just waiting for someone to complain that a coach is wandering too far away from where he's supposed to be, and there's no coaches box marked on the field.

[Jimurray]

A revision to Rule 3-2-1 rescinds the previous rule that stated a coach or player occupying the coaches'' boxes shall remain there upon the batter entering the batter's box until the release of the ball by the pitcher if requested by the opposing coach. Beginning with the 2008 season, one player or coach may occupy each coach's box while his or her team is at bat.

"This rule was virtually impossible to enforce in the past," Hopkins said. "The umpire does not normally focus on the coach in the box, and shouldn't have to split his or her focus between the coach and the game. In addition, a lot of fields are not properly lined with coaches'' boxes, and it's tough to say where the coach should be if the marks are not clear."

[Jimurray]

SITUATION 19: The umpire-in-chief notices that the head coach coaching at third base is not in the coach's box. The coach is not gaining an advantage or causing any problems. RULING: There is no violation. If the umpire believes that the coach was gaining an advantage for his team, he would require the coach to be within the confines of the coach's box. (3-2-1