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Originally posted by Just Curious
NFHS during a free-throw in the second half, the bronco was demonstrating the art of personal hygene, using the scorpion... I stopped the game and took the scorpion away and the gave it to the head-coach of the home team and the game went on.
In the past, their mascot's half-time show included wandering around the floor with a cane carrying a sign that said: "I am blind... I am deaf... Look at me, I'm a ref" Another year the fans had a doll sized referee with it's limbs velcroed on... They would from time to time pass the doll around ripping off it's arms and legs....
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I think you probably handled the "personal hygene" incident correctly. I'm not even sure I want to know exactly what he was doing with the scorpion.
If I saw the halftime routine, however, I would assess the home team with a technical foul and eject the mascot. And I'd make sure that the home management did not allow the kid inside the costume to come back in the gym, even after removing the outfit. If I knew ahead of time about his halftime "routine", I'd make sure I stayed in the gym to see it, too. I know that goes against "don't look for problems", but there's no way that's going to happen during my game if I can help it.
I heard a story, which may or may not be true. I believe this occurred at a Chicago Bulls game. When the referees were introduced before the game, the organist played "Three Blind Mice". The officials had the organist removed from the arena.
I don't think you can do anything about the doll being passed around by the fans. As long as the doll's body parts don't come flying onto the court, they're allowed to have their adolescent fun.
Just my two cents.
Chuck