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Originally Posted by CJP
Fair enough. I have questions about your assignors mentality. What does "support privately" mean? Are there two sets of standards? Would they support the ejections in the public eye?
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Good question.
When I say support privately I mean that I've seen and discussed situations with assignors who will "back" some of their official's decisions and actions in conversations with administrators and coaches but will privately indicate to the official that going forward, they would like things handled in a different way.
I will give an example from a few years ago that actually dealt with spectator behavior. In a game I worked, one of my partners confronted a fan before going to the locker room for half time. My other partner and I grabbed him before it really escalated to anything. The official explained that the fan made a personal comment about his hair and that struck a nerve with him.
The incident got back to our assingor who spoke with the site administrator about making sure they have the necessary protocols in place to strongly discourage and address fans making personal verbal attacks against officials.
Privately he admonished the official for his actions and reiterated to go through game management if/when an incident like that occurred again.