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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
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Originally posted by TimTaylor
Early 4th quarter during a dead ball, I just happened to catch some loud, rude comments from the stands - looked up & there's the ejected coach sitting with a couple dads - looking right at us & smirking. I immediately declared the game forfeit in favor of team A, then gathered all the players from both teams & made it clear that it wasn't anything they did, but that sometimes adults just couldn't behave themselves and we had to stop the game as a result.
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I only wonder whether you could have found a way to let the kids finish it. I know you let him know the consequences, but I hate to see the kids lose out on playing a game because of this bozo.
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And that's a question that I've asked myself many times: what else could/should we have done? My partner and I agreed that the situation had deteriorated to the point we had to stop the game. We used every resource we had available, but sometimes I guess that just isn't enough. It was the hardest decision I've ever had to make as an official, but even in retrospect, I still think it was the right decision. That doesn't mean I have to like it.....