T Up a Fan?!?

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Again, this displays your thorough lack of understanding the rules. Once the game is over, the officials do not hold any responsibility for fans coming onto the court or field. How in the world are you putting that on the officials? I'm seriously curious about that statement.

It's 100% game management/crowd control. And, FWIW, I wouldn't expect a staff of 6 people to prevent a crowd from storming the court after a big win. That's when you just sit back and try to take names for charges later if the school chooses to do so.

Most of the times I've seen people rush the court, there's been more than 6 people working crowd control. Most, if not all the time, the crowd storms the court/field, the losing team has not been granted the opportunity to exit to the locker rooms. How can that not be considered unsporting conduct, especially if the fans say something to the losing team that has a negative impact or could cause a fight?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Most of the times I've seen people rush the court, there's been more than 6 people working crowd control. Most, if not all the time, the crowd storms the court/field, the losing team has not been granted the opportunity to exit to the locker rooms. How can that not be considered unsporting conduct, especially if the fans say something to the losing team that has a negative impact or could cause a fight?

You think the officials bear some responsibility for actions that take place after their job is done. They're off the court, halfway to the locker room, and you expect them to do something about the crowd? What rule do you suggest they invoke here?

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You think the officials bear some responsibility for actions that take place after their job is done. They're off the court, halfway to the locker room, and you expect them to do something about the crowd? What rule do you suggest they invoke here?

I was thinking of the circumstances where the officials are not off the court due to the crowd rushing onto the court. Like I mentioned before, I'm not putting the full responsibility on the officials, as it also falls upon the game management & crowd control.

In the situation, like I mentioned before, the losing team is unable to leave the floor due to the fans rushing the court & some of the fans say something to the losing team that could incite a fight or other negative relations.

Couldn't rule 2-8-1 be put into use here? If the officials cannot leave the floor.

If the officials are off the floor, yes it does fall upon the game management & crowd control to get the situation under control.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by chseagle

I was thinking of the circumstances where the officials are not off the court due to the crowd rushing onto the court. Like I mentioned before, I'm not putting the full responsibility on the officials, as it also falls upon the game management & crowd control.

In the situation, like I mentioned before, the losing team is unable to leave the floor due to the fans rushing the court & some of the fans say something to the losing team that could incite a fight or other negative relations.

Couldn't rule 2-8-1 be put into use here? If the officials cannot leave the floor.

If the officials are off the floor, yes it does fall upon the game management & crowd control to get the situation under control.

I know you don't think they bear full responsibility. I'm telling you they bear zero responsibility. If they aren't off the floor, there are other problems. Let me put this clearly for you.

Officials have no crowd control responsibilities. None.

That all falls, 100%, on game site management.

If the officials can't get off the floor due to the crowd, that's a problem that will be reported . Part of GM responsibility is to allow the officials to leave quickly.

No, rule 2-8-1 cannot be used in this case. Read it carefully, please.

I'll pull the relevant portion out for you: "The officials may may call fouls on either team if its supporters act in a way as to interfere with the proper conduct of the game."

The game is over, so that's impossible. This rule is pretty much there for those cases where the fans get together and decide to throw toilet paper or empty water bottles or diapers onto the floor during the game; at least that's how I understand it. Johnny's dad shouting obscenities doesn't count, either.

If game management cannot properly run a facililty, it's not on the officials to enforce any rules to help them.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I know you don't think they bear full responsibility. I'm telling you they bear zero responsibility. If they aren't off the floor, there are other problems. Let me put this clearly for you.

Officials have no crowd control responsibilities. None.

That all falls, 100%, on game site management.

If the officials can't get off the floor due to the crowd, that's a problem that will be reported . Part of GM responsibility is to allow the officials to leave quickly.

No, rule 2-8-1 cannot be used in this case. Read it carefully, please.

I'll pull the relevant portion out for you: "The officials may may call fouls on either team if its supporters act in a way as to interfere with the proper conduct of the game."

The game is over, so that's impossible. This rule is pretty much there for those cases where the fans get together and decide to throw toilet paper or empty water bottles or diapers onto the floor during the game; at least that's how I understand it. Johnny's dad shouting obscenities doesn't count, either.

If game management cannot properly run a facililty, it's not on the officials to enforce any rules to help them.

Thanks for the clarification on that.

So basically all the officials can do then is write & send in a report tot heir assignor & local/state association where the host could possibly have sanctions put against them for improper crowd control procedures. Or is there more that I'm missing?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Thanks for the clarification on that.

So basically all the officials can do then is write & send in a report tot heir assignor & local/state association where the host could possibly have sanctions put against them for improper crowd control procedures. Or is there more that I'm missing?

That's about right. And the only way we're doing that is if we somehow feel threatened or impeded in getting off the court. The reason is, that's the only way we'll know.
By the time the teams do their handshake and actually try to get off the court, we've got our shoes off.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

By the time the teams do their handshake and actually try to get off the court, we've got our shoes off.

Unless it's a certain state in the northeast, right? Or is that OBE?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Thanks for the clarification on that.

So basically all the officials can do then is write & send in a report tot heir assignor & local/state association where the host could possibly have sanctions put against them for improper crowd control procedures. Or is there more that I'm missing?

If the game is over and the officials have left the visual confines of the court, then even a report is more the responsibility of the host school than of the officials.

Frankly, I wouldn't even notice the rest of the crap you mentioned by that point.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

If the game is over and the officials have left the visual confines of the court, then even a report is more the responsibility of the host school than of the officials.

Frankly, I wouldn't even notice the rest of the crap you mentioned by that point.

Bob,

I was thinking of the scenario if the floor officials were unable to get off the court due to the crowd rushing onto the court. Of course, if the officials are already out of the visual confines there's nothing they can do.

[bbcoach7]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Like I mentioned before, I'm not putting the full responsibility on the officials...

You're not putting anything anywhere, hypothetically or otherwise. You don't have the authority, nor the knowledge. You hold no license, and your certification won't even get you a cup of coffee at an AA meeting (it's free). In fact, it would appear that your contribution here is primarily that of unintended comic relief. Which grows less and less appealing by the post, because the intent is to be taken seriously, which is not a possibility.

[icallfouls]

bbcoach7, After reading your posts on this thread, all I can say is....

BRAVO! BRAVO!

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by bbcoach7

This is not surprising at all, as no doubt your family probably frequently needs to come visit you in the hospital. Because if you actually go around doing the kinds of things in real life that you talk about doing in here, I'm guessing you probably get beat up a lot.

Originally Posted by icallfouls

bbcoach7, After reading your posts on this thread, all I can say is....

BRAVO! BRAVO!

Oh yeah, very classy.

It's one thing to express a different opinion, but a completely different matter to just fling insults at someone and thoughts of physical violence.

Congrats on following him down into the gutter.