AMANDA,
THE HOME TEAMS MANAGEMENT SHOULD HAVE RESOLVED THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR NEEDS TO BE STOPPED. I HAVE NOTICED IT GETTING WORSE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. I HAVE OFFICIATED GAMES THAT THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IS VERY SCARCE.
THIS SHOULD BE A ITEM IN YOUR PREGAME CONFERENCE WITH YOUR PARTNER. **WHAT SHOULD WE DO IF WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH A FAN ? WHO DO WE CONTACT ? ASK THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WHERE SCHOOL OFFICALS WILL BE DURING THE CONTEST.
IF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WON'T HANDLE THE SITUATION, ONLY THEN GIVE THE TEAM A TECHNICAL FOUL. DON'T PUNISH THE PLAYERS, UNLESS THERE COACH OR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WON'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
***AS A LAST RESORT IF THE PROBLEM IS TO SEVERE, AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN THE TECHNICAL FOUL DOESN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORFIET THE GAME.
IF YOU GIVE HAVE ANY TROUBLE AT ALL WITH THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, AFTER THE GAME WRITE A LETTER TO THE STATE ASSOCIATION EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM. CHANCES ARE THEY WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
I HAVE OFFICIATED FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS. I DON'T WANT TO SOUND TO NEGATIVE, BUT I HAD A SITUATION IN 1996 DURING A LIGHTING STORM DURING A BASEBALL GAME. A COACH YELLED AT ME AND USED PROFANITY TELLING ME I WAS GOING TO PLAY THE GAME DURING LIGHTING. I FORFIETED THE GAME. I WAS ATTACKED THE NEXT NIGHT DURING A SOFTBALL GAME AT THE SAME SCHOOL, BY THE BASEBALL TEAM.
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HOLIDAY'S
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