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Originally posted by reffish
How did the official allow the game to get to a point where a hockey game broke out? I read articles like this and shame on the parent for his actions, but I am reminded to make sure I keep my game management skills honed and ready all the time. If we work harder as officials to keep the game under control, we can avoid beat downs in the game and of us.
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There are a lot of ranges of gym situations, and refs are not necessarily going to be able to handle all of this. First question is whether or not there is sufficient game mangament outside the officials. Frequently, outside of school games, there is not.
If there is insufficient game management, you have a ref who has to manage the floor and the crowd, a difficult proposition. This implies that the ref must monitor the crowd temperament and attempt to prevent a major incident while reffing the game.
Refs interact with players and coaches and,
to a degree, can prevent problems with these individuals. And even so, individuals can be unpredictable and assault a ref despite appropriate game managment. On the other hand, refs should not be interacting with the crowd or trying to manage the crowd. So it is even more possible for an irrantional fan with no game managment present to wind up assaulting a ref, and I would be hard-pressed to say it was in any way attributable to the ref's actions or inactions.