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This happened at a multi-court complex on the north side of Indianapolis (I think over the weekend)...Of course local comments on social media...the refs were blamed by several folks for "not getting control of the game".
At what point are people going to realize this is not a ref problem...this is a parenting problem (some parents). I'd even say it's a coaching problem (some). Mom calls for more security after fight breaks out at Fishers AAU basketball game - Local News - 13 WTHR Indianapolis I used to work games here but it's been several years and I don't live on that side of town any longer...Parents were awful then...I guess some things never change! |
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There was no mention of anything the officials did wrong in the article. They actually point out that one of the officials tries to break up the fight. That being said, your statement is correct that situations like this are a parent problem not an officiating one.
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AAU tournaments always devolve into something like this. There was one camp I attended where you could guarantee that on Day 2, at 8PM in the humid, non air-conditioned gym, at least 2 kids were going to fight. I was just surprised to see 3-man on an AAU game. |
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In my experience typically 3-man AAU games are officiated by campers, not paid officials. It's just as cheap, if not cheaper, to pay the assigner to staff the game with campers as it is to pay a 2-man crew.
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THIS may well be the over-loaded operative phrase of the article.
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Especially when it's parents coming out of the stands to fight with or against the players--or each other.
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I think NIKE required those games to be 3 person as they were on the bigger floors (70 courts in total and about 4 were EYBL courts) and college rules. Peace
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I am sure they are at the mercy of the person assigning or the overall organization of the official unless they want to put more money into who works those games. Peace
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