Anybody know a good lawyer

[Coltdoggs]

I might take you up on the lawyer need...

5th/6th Rec Championship this Sat. I'm L, have a held ball in front of me...TWEET...I point to the other end of the court...kids are still fighting over the ball and white player ends up on the floor. It was one of those where he was trying so hard to rip the ball away he flung himself on the floor....He's now acting as if he's working on winning an Oscar Award for best drama.... Claimed the other kid choked him! I didn't see anything like this happening, my partner didn't have anything.......Well, his coach comes out on the floor followed by his dad to check on him...coach is a good guy and simply asked me what happened...I told him, he said, agreed he didn't see anything crazy going on other than two guys going for the ball....They check on him, kid is fine after about :60 of the drama....dad looks up at me and says "That's a flagrant A$$ foul!"....

I looked at him and calmly said, "Sir, if you'd like to watch the rest of the game from outside in the parking lot, I can accomdate you". He left the floor without further incident but it let me know that my fellow league directors need to address parents entering the playing floor to check up on Lil' Johnny next season. Trust me when I say it will be in our legue rules and code of conduct that they must be beckoned by the coach or Board Member on duty in the gym.

[Adam]

5th and 6th grade game? Dad gets an escort for this. Letting him on the court is one thing, berating an official afterwards is too far; IMO.

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

5th and 6th grade game? Dad gets an escort for this. Letting him on the court is one thing, berating an official afterwards is too far; IMO.

I did send a letter today to my league President, VP, the 5/6 Commish and a guy who is Past President and handles legal matters for the league. I'm on the board so I felt obligated to say something but needed to keep my cool...I was thinking "Flagrant, no, Flagrant would be me tossing your A$$ out!"

As a parent, I understand he was concerned for his kid....I get that....But like I told the board...if cool heads didn't prevaill from this dad...we all have heard and seen bad things happen in these situations and next year it will be written in our league rules and code of conduct that the only way they will enter the court is by being beckoned by the coach or member from our board.....

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

5th and 6th grade game? Dad gets an escort for this. Letting him on the court is one thing, berating an official afterwards is too far; IMO.

This is what led to Spitzer's demise.

[Adam]

I was thinking of a Ford, to be honest.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

dad looks up at me and says "That's a flagrant A$$ foul!"....

I called one of those once but got in trouble when I demonstrated the mechanic!

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I called one of those once but got in trouble when I demonstrated the mechanic!

Don't you mean FLATULENT A$$ Foul?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

Don't you mean FLATULENT A$$ Foul?

I thought he meant FRAGRANT.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

Don't you mean FLATULENT A$$ Foul?

No, that's just a violation - since it just involves loss of possession.

[BillyMac]

All three of my children played sports; soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, track, cross country, and gymnastics, at many levels, recreation, travel, middle school, AAU, high school, and college.

If my 5th, or 6th, grade child, appeared to be seriously hurt, I wouldn't wait to be "beckoned" onto the court, I would go to my child right away, however, I would be tending to my child, not critiquing the official.

From middle school up, I might be more patient, with first-aid certified coaches, and trainers present, but if it was a really serious injury, like a compound fracture, I don't think that I could stop myself.

As a middle school basketball coach for over 25 years, if one of my players, or an opposing player, got hurt, I never waited to be "beckoned", I was on the floor tending to player immediately. Never received a technical for this, and if I ever had, well, then, so be it. It would have been worth the penalty.

And if you disagree with me, I can bet that you're either not a parent, or not the parent of an athlete. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

[Adam]

Billy, you have every right to do what you suggest you would. And I suspect a lot of parents might; especially at that level.

However, sometimes parents have to be willing to suffer consequences for actions they deem appropriate in spite of the rules. If I were running something like this rec league, and we had a rule like colt is proposing, I'd only enforce it if the parent became abusive towards the officials. IMO, this particular Dad may well have found himself in the parking lot without warning.

I'll give an example. 4 years ago this past fall, my younger brother had sarcoma in his chest. After the initial biopsy, they went in and cleared a little more space around the original tissue to ensure they had it all. The morphine sent him into respiratory arrest in the middle of that first night, and he was moved to ICU. The first night, Dad insisted he (or I) be allowed to stay in the ICU room with him, against hospital policy. They were going to refuse, but Dad called their bluff with the only hand he had. They were going to either let him stay or have him arrested. They acquiesced. My point, he knew their rules, and he didn't think they were necessarily bad. He was, however, prepared as a father to ignore them and do what he thought best for his son; even if there were consequences.

BTW, if your kid is seriously hurt, he's likely leaving the gym for treatment anyway, so being told to leave the gym would only be a formality.

[SmokeEater]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Billy, you have every right to do what you suggest you would. And I suspect a lot of parents might; especially at that level.

However, sometimes parents have to be willing to suffer consequences for actions they deem appropriate in spite of the rules. If I were running something like this rec league, and we had a rule like colt is proposing, I'd only enforce it if the parent became abusive towards the officials. IMO, this particular Dad may well have found himself in the parking lot without warning.

I'll give an example. 4 years ago this past fall, my younger brother had sarcoma in his chest. After the initial biopsy, they went in and cleared a little more space around the original tissue to ensure they had it all. The morphine sent him into respiratory arrest in the middle of that first night, and he was moved to ICU. The first night, Dad insisted he (or I) be allowed to stay in the ICU room with him, against hospital policy. They were going to refuse, but Dad called their bluff with the only hand he had. They were going to either let him stay or have him arrested. They acquiesced. My point, he knew their rules, and he didn't think they were necessarily bad. He was, however, prepared as a father to ignore them and do what he thought best for his son; even if there were consequences.

BTW, if your kid is seriously hurt, he's likely leaving the gym for treatment anyway, so being told to leave the gym would only be a formality.

Snaqs and Billy your are both right on the money with your comments. IMO both are justifiable. Iirc, there are already rules in place to stop someone from berating and addressing an official inappropriately so enforcing the rule is all that would be needed, IMO. I am an EMT and certified as a sports trainer and also do not hesitate to assist at a game (football, hockey and basketball) when I see fit. My youngest is now 13 yrs old and I have learned to use some descretion about when help is actually needed. Like was said by this age you can let a little more go. To each his/her own I guess.