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[ChrisSportsFan]

my question is: what do you watch for during fight situations?

Here's what happened: I'm on lead, A1 gets a defensive rebound, B1 swings for the ball but commits hard fouls which I immed whistle. A1 doesn't like the foul so he swings elbow and hits B1 in the chin and again I hit the whistle. B1 give hard shove and before they can get back together I'm between them and everyone calms down. I glance at both benches and nobody has moved but I do have a Mom and Dad on the court and Mom is yelling for A1 to get off her son. (yes, they waited for their son out in the car).

This situation turned out ok all things considered. I knew to separate players, watch for players on the court and the benches but hadn't put much thought into the fans. We'd had zero issues in a smooth game up to that point, and this situation helped me see how quickly things can change and how bad it could get if you had a situation with players, bench and also fans involved. Partner was big help in observing all that happened and helping me sort it out. We agreed that though it rarely happens, sure makes you feel like it's just you and him out on an Island with all the Natives.