Survey says.....

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I think we can agree that this scenario is a huge departure from what we were talking about.

The original situation included an already incensed parent. Big difference

1. However, I still maintain that having parents (fans, girlfriends, uncles, whatever) coming out of the stands onto the court is asking for trouble.

2. Start with - how in the world do YOU know this guy is his dad? Move on to - "Dad's" concern for his son begins to abate as he's being tended to, then he
decides it's YOUR fault for letting the game get out of control (or whatever).

Coaches and players know what is expected of them, behavior-wise, and know there are repercussions for crossing the line. Parents, fans, etc do not. You may get away with this 99 times. Then you may sincerely regret the 100th.

It's a departure from the OP, but it's the precise scenario that was being discussed, tacitly. This was a re-hash of a previous discussion in which one long time poster, Nevadaref, has said he would not only have the parent ejected from the game but would also assess a T to the home team for exhibiting poor game management.

Now, I agree with #1.
As for #2, how do you know he's not a doctor? Frankly, I'm not getting close enough to find out because I don't care. As long as he's simply tending to the player, it's not my business. As soon as he addresses me with anything other than, "Do you know the number to the nearest urgent care facility?" it's over and I'm deferring to either game management or the player's coach (if GM is not available.)

I ask again, rather than just get snarky with BktBallRef, why don't you tell us how you would handle the situation?