fight and coach enters

[BktBallRef]

As long as the coach is being helpful is breaking up the fight/getting his players away, then I have beckoned him. Don't penalize the coach if he's doing the right thing.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

NFHS 10.5 (b)

Thanks for the correction. I was 99% sure, but I didn't have the rule in front of me, so I hedged my bet with "should".

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

As long as the coach is being helpful is breaking up the fight/getting his players away, then I have beckoned him.

I agree 100%.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I agree 100%.

me too.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I agree 100%.

I agree 113%.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I agree 113%.

That's fine, as long as you don't use decimal places.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

That's fine, as long as you don't use decimal places.

I believe he was using metric effort.

[jer166]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Some do. Most don't.

As a coach also, I never realized how ignorant most coaches are of the actual rules of the game until I began to officiate.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by jer166

As a coach also, I never realized how ignorant most coaches are of the actual rules of the game until I began to officiate.

jer166, we'll be happy to welcome you over from the Dark Side.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I agree 113%.

I'll raise you to 138%

[jer166]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

jer166, we'll be happy to welcome you over from the Dark Side.

Thankee kindly...

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by jer166

As a coach also, I never realized how ignorant most coaches are of the actual rules of the game until I began to officiate.

The problem is that coaches truly believe that they know the rules. That's why they get so upset. It's because they really are sure that you missed the rule.

I was in a class for teaching the rules to people who wanted to become referees. Lots of former players and coaches in the class. After the first hour of the class, they took a break and I overheard a coach tell the instructor, "Man, I've been a real jerk for the last 6 years."

After just one hour, he realized that he really had NO IDEA of what the rules were. But they're all SURE that they know them better than we do.

[stmaryrams]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

In high school, we don't eject players. We disqualify them. The reason for this is that we don't want teenagers left alone in a locker room or hallway without adult supervision.

Partner had a situation where two players were sent to the locker room, changed and got into another fight out in the hallway outside of the gym. Before it was over the police were called in.

[force39]

I have been told that when a fight breaks out stand back and take numbers down on who is involved, whether they come off the bench, etc.

If this is the case who stops the fight?

Originally Posted by force39

I have been told that when a fight breaks out stand back and take numbers down on who is involved, whether they come off the bench, etc.

If this is the case who stops the fight?

Not the officials. It's not your job to break it up, and no good can come from getting in between.