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Not Usually
I agree with the concept of ignoring fans, but I have two incidences where my comments to them paid off.
First was CYO a few years ago. There were very few in the gym and someone kept yelling "3-seconds" when it naturally didn't apply. We finally had a time out with the ball to be inbounded near that area. So, I walked over and said "For the person who had a question about 3-seconds..." and I explained the rule. After a moment of silence, one of the parents thanked me. No more comments.
Another time there were ~20 parents for a MS game at our church-sponsored school that I was working alone. During the 1st quarter there were the typical comments. Between quarters I explained to the parents that while I normally ignored fan comments, with so few people they were distracting, and given that I was trying to watch all 10 players, I really could do without the distractions. I got some general acknowledgment and no further comments for the rest of the game.
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