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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by rockyroad
The difference is that the official attempted to walk away and was attacked again...I don't think the official in the OP can claim that...because he pushed back, he should receive some kind of disciplinary action from the association
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It depends on the details of the "push-back" imo.
Normally if you're pushed, you would usually be physically moved away from the pusher. To have a return push, I think that one of the parties has to then close that gap between them again. If the official moved towards the guy that pushed him, and then pushed him back, that could probably be called retaliation. If the original pusher moved towards the official he pushed, and that official then pushed him away, then that's simply protecting himself, I'd say.
Sound reasonable?
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Sounds more than reasonable, which is why I question that the original sitch (coach push, ref push back) is an act of self defense. IMO it's not, it's what we call a shoving match. Maybe a lawyer could get you off, but almost certainly you're gonna need a lawyer.
IMO Rocky's example gives the correct way to handle this type of attack by an emotional coach - de-escalate & give him an opportunity to calm himself down. Whether you actually turn & walk away depends on how comfortable you are having to defend yourself, I'm sure Rocky's friend was half hoping the coach would take another run at him.