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Snake~eyes Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:38pm

(Fan) F1 taunts A1, A1 spits on fan. How do you handle it?

JugglingReferee Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:44pm

Hmm... either:

<li>nothing</li>
<li>toss both</li>

I don't think you F-T A1, so use 2.3 and toss him.

Nevadaref Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:58pm

That's easy, throw both of them out.

The fan goes because his actions are unacceptable in a HS environment. The NFHS has been stressing sporting behavior for the past couple of years and it is a POE this year. Taunting is not allowed. Do the right thing here and enforce it.

The player gets a flagrant technical foul and is DQ'd.
His actions certainly meet the definition:

4-19-4 ... A flagrant foul may be a personal or technical foul of a violent or savage nature, or a technical noncontact foul which displays unacceptable conduct. It may or may not be intentional. If personal, it involves, but is not limited to violent contact such as: striking, kicking and kneeing. If technical, it involves dead-ball contact or noncontact at any time which is extreme or persistent, vulgar or abusive conduct. Fighting is a flagrant act.



Jurassic Referee Fri Jan 20, 2006 03:17am

Toss 'em both. Write it up.

Rick82358 Fri Jan 20, 2006 07:55am

looks like it is time to get out the pen and paper, because somebody has to go!

Question though - This just happened out of the Blue? no indication that this fan was a problem prior to this taking place?
If there was it should have been addressed prior to this escalating to this point.


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