[ca_rumperee]

... when and if a fight breaks out while I'm officiating I will stand back and watch -- taking numbers.

Question: Should the first thing I do once things break out is summon coaches? It seems they will have an inherent ability to get their players under control and that I would want them there to break things up. If I don't summon them, they risk ejection if they had any 'priors' during the game, right?

Or, can I fall back on an 'assumed' summoning of personnel to quell.

So, say Coach from Team A received a technical in the first half for some chirping related incident. In the 2nd half, Players A1 and B1 tangle near mid-court. Both coaches rush out and grab their players to prevent escalation.

I did not summon them onto the court. I would assess double flagrant fouls on A1 and B1. They are gone. I could assess Technical fouls on the coaches for coming onto the floor, even though their presence was critical lets say for keeping things from escalating. Or could we get together and say that we did summon them, or choose to ignore. (btw - these both sound like a cop out)

So my question is, do I want coaches out quickly in this situation, and if so, is the default move, while stepping aside to observe, to summon coaches??

Vort.