[JugglingReferee]

Here is a report from a game tonight. Stuff in curly brackets have the actual data removed for privacy reasons.




Hi {Assignor} & {President},

Here's a game report that I need to submit.

Tournament: {host club and division}
Game Venue: {name of high school}
Game Time: 7:30pm

Referee: {JugglingReferee's partner}
Umpire: {JugglingReferee}

Home Team: {one team} (Gold jerseys)
Visiting Team: {another team} (Blue jerseys)

During the second half, a foul was called on Blue #8 during rebounding action. After a short pause, {JugglingReferee's partner} reported the foul by Blue #8 and started to walk to the new throw-in spot.

Gold #15 did not like the agreesive nature that Blue #8 did, at which point Gold #15 approached Blue #8 and initiated contact by chest-pushing Blue #8. Blue #8 immediately retaliated (almost simultaneously) with a two-handed push to Gold #15. I came running in to separate the players and prevent further chaos. I verbalized a double technical foul. At this time, a parent from the crowd came onto the court. Other parents were trying to help him back, but he managed to barely step onto the court.

With Gold #15 and Blue #8 now apart, {JugglingReferee's partner} and I thought that everything had ended. We started to continue the game with me about to report the double technical foul, but Gold #15 went after Blue #8 again and did another chest-bump. I got between them again, prevented Blue #8 from retaliating, and motioned that Gold #15 was ejected. The parent again came onto the court unattended and I approached him, told him that "he is gone" and pointed to the hallway. Other parents came again to get this parent under control. {JugglingReferee's partner} properly handled the players on the court while I watched this parent until he had left the gym. During this melee, the Blue coach came onto the court to help get this players under control and over towards his bench area.

During the time that this parent (parent #1) came onto the court a second time, another parent (parent #2) from the opposite team stood up, and onto the out-of-bounds line at the opposite end of the court and loudly expressed his displeasure to parent #1 and that the ejected parent should "divert his attention to me". I did not eject parent #2 as he did not enter the court, and having them both in the hallway would not be a positive mix.

It should be said that parent #1 is black, as is Blue #8. Parent #2, who voiced displeasure loudly, is white, as is Gold #15. Parent #2 also had the same body build as Gold #15, so I concluded that these parents are male figures in these boy's lives.

I reported the 3 fouls to the table: offsetting technical fouls charged to Gold #15 and Blue #8. I then reported a disqualifying foul charged to Gold #15. We continued the game with 2 free throws for Blue, along with their throw-in at the division line.

If you have any questions about the situation, please feel free to contact me. (E-mail is best.)

JugglingReferee