Fighting

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by deecee

i think a fight between teammates that does not effect the game should be the coach's problem. how is a T on that team and 2 ejections going to make any thing better - those 2 kids still have to be on the same bench and the coach still has to deal with them. sounds like this situation is best handled by their coach and program. jmo

A couple of years ago, there was a POE about unsporting behaviour being addressed even if it was directed at the same team. I seem to recall the example was the coach using profanity at his team during a TO. I'd use the same POE to address the fight.

Now, that said, I'd give more leeway to an ... animated discussion, or a slap or similar between teammates than I would if the actions were between opponents.

[deecee]

Jurassic in case you had a hard time reading what I wrote here it is again

i think a fight between teammates that does not effect the game should be the coach's problem. how is a T on that team and 2 ejections going to make any thing better - those 2 kids still have to be on the same bench and the coach still has to deal with them. sounds like this situation is best handled by their coach and program. jmo

if it effects the game then I will have to deal with it -- either a direct T on both and indirects on the coach if they are on the bench and spill into the court. if they are players (and I CANNOT IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING) I would have 2 direct T's (for unsporting conduct) again and a delay of game warning (or maybe a t if they had one of these earlier) for holding up the game. That's just how I would handle it and A flagrant T to me still somehow requires an opponent.

however if they get into it by the bench and we are playing I would play on -- however if it spillith on to my court then I have an issue.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by deecee

however if they get into it by the bench and we are playing I would play on -- however if it spillith on to my court then I have an issue.

Isn't the bench under your jurisdiction as well?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by deecee

if it effects the game then I will have to deal with it ...

however if they get into it by the bench and we are playing I would play on -- however if it spillith on to my court then I have an issue.

Patently freaking ridiculous imo. If they fight on the bench, just keep the game going. Play on folks. Don't mind that little brawl over there, folks. Just pretend it's not really happening. And if happens again next period, well, ignore it then too.

If it spilleth out onto the floor, what are you gonna call? Illegal substitution?

Btw, you said that you could not imagine that happening? Well, I've had it happen twice in high school football games. Once out on the field, once on the sideline. I didn't ignore either situation.

[deecee]

JR good for you