Tossing fan question........

[johnnyrao]

I have only been involved in it once when a partner wanted a spectator removed. He tried game management and the fan did not want to leave. The game administrator was not very forceful and was trying to "strike a deal" with the official (by the way, this was a visiting fan). My partner finally went to the visiting coach and told him he would assess a technical foul against the visitors for the behavior of the fan unless he left. The visiting coach took care of it. I would think this would normally work since the coach is not going to want to give up points because of his fans. At least it worked in this case. I would also say that the way my partner handled it made it work. He never confronted the fan or the coach and never raised his voice or got angry. His manner was all business, firm but not out of control. I also think that was a huge reason for the outcome.