From '2005 FIRST Robotics Competition Manual: Section 4 – The Game'
I added the italics for emphasis:
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<G06> No team member may pass the Starting Line in their TEAM ZONE until the conclusion of the AUTONOMOUS PERIOD. All team members must stay within their alliance’s designated TEAM ZONE during the match. If a team member passes the Starting Line before the autonomous period ends, except to save their controls from a violent collision of a robot into the diamond plate, or leaves their TEAM ZONE during the match, the team will be assessed a 10 point penalty. If a HUMAN PLAYER leaves the HUMAN PLAYER ZONE at any time during the match for any reason other than personal safety, the team will be assessed a 10 point penalty. However, if such actions are deemed by the referee to be so serious to have affected the outcome of the match, the team may be disabled and disqualified.
TEAM ZONE – the region behind the player station wall where the DRIVERS and COACH stand during the match.
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In only one place in Section 4 does it place additional restrictions on the COACH compared to the DRIVERS: (once again I have added italics for emphasis)
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<G22> During a match, the ROBOTS may be remotely operated only by the DRIVERS and/or by software running in the on-board control system. If a COACH touches his/her team’s controls anytime during a match, the ROBOT will be disabled and the team disqualified.
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I could find no rule restricting the movement of the COACH inside the TEAM ZONE.