Tossing fan question........

[zebra44]

After warning(s) ,fan behind team A's bench is to be tossed. You summon game management and alert them. Fan refuses to leave. Adamantly. How to proceed from here........and if it has happened to anyone out there, share the details. Thanks.

[ncump7]

I would get both coaches together and inform them the game will not proceed until the unruly fan is gone. In our area, it is required that an officer be present at every high school game. This makes solving this problem fairly simple.

[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.

[Adam]

Tossing fans? Is that a sport?

[NICK]

Easy answer to that: either fan goes or you go, let them decide, cheers- Nick

[Mark Padgett]

If you know who that fan is supporting, this is easy. Tell him that if he doesn't leave immediately, that team will forfeit and you will tell everyone that they lost the game because of him. That usually works.

If he still refuses to leave, just shoot the b******.