AD Confronts Opposing Coach
Start of 4th qtr. AD from Team A is at the scorer's table for some reason. He then goes to team B's bench and starts arguing with the head coach of Team B.
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If not, and a T could be called. Regardless, a report should be filed with the powers that be. |
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Case book play 2.8.1COMMENT---> technical foul is charged to the team |
2.8.1 situation ...
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spectators’ actions are such that they interfere with the administration of the game? RULING: The rules book states “the official may call fouls on either team if its supporters act in such a way as to interfere with the proper conduct of the game.” It is significant to note the word used is “may.” This gives permission, but does not in any way imply that officials must call technical fouls on team followers or supporters for unsporting acts. Thus, while officials do have the authority to penalize a team whose spectators interfere with the proper conduct of the game, this authority must be used with extreme caution and discretion. While the authority is there, the official must rarely use it, because experience has demonstrated that calling hasty technical fouls on the crowd rarely solves the problem and may, in fact, result in penalizing the wrong team because the official may not have proper knowledge as to which team's supporters were responsible for the unsporting act. COMMENT: Responsibility for the behavior of spectators is that of home or game management. The rules book stipulates that insofar as the management can reasonably be expected to control the spectators, it is its responsibility to do so. Home management has the responsibility of providing a site where the game can proceed in a sporting manner. If the conduct of spectators prohibits the orderly continuance of a game, the officials should have a representative of game management take whatever action is necessary. This may require the removal of a team follower(s). This can be done without charging the supporters' team with a technical foul. The advised procedure is for the official to notify game management as to which follower(s) must be removed from the site. The officials may stop the game until host management resolves the situation. Another problem arises when team supporters throw debris, paper, coins, ice or other items on the floor. If the official has positive knowledge as to which supporter( s) threw the items, the official should instruct game management to have the supporter(s) removed from the site. As in the previous case, this can be done without charging the supporters' team with a technical foul. If the official does not have positive knowledge, the official should instruct game management to make a public address announcement stating that the next time debris is thrown on the floor, it will result in a technical foul charged to that supporters' team and will also result in the supporter(s) being removed from the facility. If after the announcement, the situation is not brought under control, the officials may also stop the game until host management resolves the situation. In most situations, after an announcement has been made, game management is very aware of the problem and will usually have positive knowledge as to which supporter(s) threw the items on the floor. If the disruption is not brought under control and the contest cannot safely continue, rather than assess several technical fouls, officials are advised to suspend the game. |
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That was my point. |
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Billy has quoted the relevant NFHS Casebook Play. BUT I would refrain from issuing a TF in this situation. The AD is game management, which I would define as a neutral person for the lack of a better definition. Game management has no business confronting anybody from either team. The AD needs to be removed from the game and the game officials must use game security to remove the AD and then file the appropriate reports with the proper authorities.
MTD, Sr. |
I agree with what others have written.
I am, however, curious if you have additional information about why the confrontation occurred. Might be something to learn from it... |
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