The peril of officiating

[TussAgee11]

we have a "supervisor" on site, but it is a student who just keeps the score and lineups. Sometimes there will be an adult presence out on the field, but not often.

I spoke with the head of our intramurals department about this (he is a very good basketball official and is the scorekeeper for varsity games). He told me some stories about his brothers and uncles, and even himself that shocked me, from minor to serious assult. He reminded me of the 2 idiots that attacked the umpire in Kansas City several years back. His overall response: there will always be idiots, be ready to get the hell out of there at any point, especially at the intramural level. You don't think an NBA ref is worried about someone slugging him over the head from behind when he walks the baseline?

While not being too supportive, he has handed these individulals over to the judicial board for action, and supports our game decisions.