Wichita Ref gets shoved by cop

[Randa16]

Wichita police captain charged with battery in game incident | The Wichita Eagle

[Hawkeyes]

Terrible!
I commend the young lady for her conviction and guts, but following that guy to tell him to leave is definitely breaking into jail.
Looks like a rec-mess!

[FormerUmp]

Curious to see how this plays out. Being off-duty is no excuse. Especially given the victim is a minor.

[Randa16]

Here is my thing with it. Should a parent come on the court? no but if the kid is hurt I have no problem with it. I have had it happen before and I walked away and allowed the parent and coach tend to the player with no T. She had no reason to be there and blowing the whistle in his face was ridiculous and should have never happened. While I don't think he should have pushed her I don't understand why she then decided to keep going at him after that. It was a bad situation that could have been avoided if she would have just done her job right

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by Randa16

It was a bad situation that could have been avoided if she would have just done her job right(.)

I get what you're saying, but given she is a minor, I wonder how much training she received, especially in terms of injured players and ejection protocols. Sure, experienced officials know to move away from the scene of an injury when a coach or trainer comes onto the court, and they know that one doesn't have to be right in front of an individual being ejected. However, I wonder how much instruction she received regarding these items.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

I wonder how much instruction she received regarding these items.

Back when my daughter played high school basketball, the players were recruited to be recreation league referees on weekends. Nice way to earn few bucks on the weekend. She received absolutely no training. The league just figured that high school varsity basketball players knew all the rules and mechanics because of the many years that they played.