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Who said oficials in other sports are supposed to stop fights by getting in between or touching combatants?
Not so!
In all 4 sports I have worked, it's try verbally or with long and loud whistles to get it stopped but never risk injury or touch anyone. Yes, I run between players about to fight, but not during, and there will be no contact by me.
Of course, the time I was knocked over a scorers' table while reporting a foul as both benches charged each other, was one I didn't see coming. My partner was in his proper position across the court watching players in the game, so no prevention by him was possible. The scariest one for me was trying to leave a field through the dugout after an ejection-caused forfeit when the losing team attacked the winning team in that dugout. Second base, here I come.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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