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Old Fri Oct 29, 2004, 04:10pm
RookieDude RookieDude is offline
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Different angle:

Did you see the officials try and control the situation by getting between these big guys?

That's NBA...let's talk H.S.

I know we have some officials here that say get away from the fight and just take numbers.
We have some that say try and break up the fight.
We probably even have a few that would grab the little hoodlums by the collars and drag them both off the floor.

I'm of the "Stop the fight" if you can camp. I didn't say get physical with the young adults (read minors)...but, use force neccessary to protect the players.
You may have one father that is upset you touched little Johnny...and then again you may have a father happy you saved little Johnny from getting his a** kicked.

Yeah, I know...some of you are ultra paranoid of getting sued...then do what you have to do...but in my game I'm going to do what I can to stop the nonsense and get on with what we are being paid to do...Manage the game!
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