Basket-brawl

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BoomerSooner

Does anybody know how the situation was finally handled by the crew? It looked like as many as 3 Lobos came off the bench seeing as how I counted 8 white jerseys.

Regardless, this reminds me of a situation regarding HS ball, where we don't have the advantage of video replay to determine who threw punches or came off the bench. How do you guys handle this type of situation in 2 or 3-man mechanics. Obviously there is a strong desire to squash the fight, but how do you guys do so and still record #'s and observe the bench players? I've never really encountered a multi-player fight, so I guess it may just come down to instincts and adrenaline, but sometimes even the 1 on 1 fights can get pretty intense in terms of handling the situation.

I've had three flagrant situations. One was a single player as his opponent did not fight back. Calling the foul immediately helped in that regard, my partner was right on top of it.
The second was only two players, all by themselves. No one came crashing in, and no one left the bench.
The other was a little more complicated. My partner was on it calling an intentional (that's how it started until B1 finished of his bear hug with a take down on A1). The players started scuffling and I started hitting my whistle. I stayed back to watch numbers (I was lead table side, ball was backcourt during a press). A2 jumps into the fray. My partner was in the middle of it all, so I think it helped to have a cooler head outside it all observing and taking mental notes.