The ball leaves the field of play by the touchline and rolls towards a coach who is standing in their technical area. The coach sees the ball coming close but makes no attempt to catch or stop it. Is the coach cautioned (yellow card) for delaying the restart of play if their team is winning at that time?

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Allowing the ball to go past the coach is judged differently from a deliberate action to delay the throw-in. There is no requirement in the Laws of the Game for the coach to stop the ball, so no disciplinary sanction can be taken if they fail to do so.