Two Entire Rosters Suspended

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Adam

You're just as likely to get sued for grabbing a 16 y/o kid and pulling him away from a fight.

You're just as likely to get sued for grabbing a 16 y/o kid and leaving him exposed to a punch from the opponent.

Once the punches start getting thrown, nothing you do is going to be sue-proof, so take down numbers and stay out of the way. Keep blowing your whistle, use your voice, but I would be very wary of getting into the fray to break it up once it's started.

I agree completely.

Rule number one: NEVER put your hands on a player.

If I can get between them before they start swinging I will, but once the punches start, no way. As Adam said, use your whistle and voice.

And if I'm the away official I'm not going to go running into the fray, but will go near the table and instruct the scorer to write down the color/number of every player I see leave the bench and enter the court as I verbally recite them.