[just another ref]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by williebfree
JR...
Which rule supports a decision to assess a T to the team supporters? The reason I ask is... 1. If there is one, I am uninformed (not the first time); 2. Making that statement implies there is such a rule; and many of our new officials might be misled.



That would be 2-8-1. Has anyone ever seen a T called called on a team's "supporters"? If you recall a thread I posted here earlier in the season about the unbearable JH
principal, even knowing that he was a school official I couldn't see whacking him as long as he was in the stands. I personally think that as long as the troublemaker is just another face in the crowd, you should either ignore him or kick him out of the gym. When this same person is sitting on the team bench I think that changes everything. Assistant coach, helpful parent, your uncle from out of town, whoever, if he's sitting on your bench he shouldn't be yelling "Unbelievable!" and making choking signs.