How do you handle a fight?

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Take numbers.

Right. With only two officials and one of them already near the fight, the other one must stay away to see what's happening. There are two benches to look at and ten players on the court; the risk of not seeing the main facts is high even if one stays away from the fight, it becomes certainty if nobody looks.

Ciao

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

Right. With only two officials and one of them already near the fight, the other one must stay away to see what's happening. There are two benches to look at and ten players on the court; the risk of not seeing the main facts is high even if one stays away from the fight, it becomes certainty if nobody looks.

Ciao

My partner and I had a bench clearing fight on our hands this past weekend at a tournament.

In retrospect, we should have backed off and took numbers. We both missed the number of the player who threw a punch as well as others that were in the middle of the scrum. We did eject the two primary troublemakers, but didn't have the perspective to get any other offenders.

On the plus side, noone (including ourselves) were hurt and the 2nd half (amazingly) was extremely competitive and well behaved.

[MD Longhorn]

True in any sport. Back off and catch everything. Don't become part of the melee.

[Adam]

There are too many things that can go wrong if you get in the middle and try to stop it. If you're in the middle, just blow your whistle repeatedly and loudly.

[CLH]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

There are too many things that can go wrong if you get in the middle and try to stop it. If you're in the middle, just blow your whistle repeatedly and loudly.

What exactly is running around blowing your whistle supposed to do besides make you look dumb? Noone gives flip about your whistle if they're duking it out. A couple of quick tweets see if anyone cares is plenty. Grab some popcorn and watch the show...

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by CLH

What exactly is running around blowing your whistle supposed to do besides make you look dumb? Noone gives flip about your whistle if they're duking it out. A couple of quick tweets see if anyone cares is plenty. Grab some popcorn and watch the show...

Would this be standard protocol for a Friday night varsity game, as well?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by CLH

What exactly is running around blowing your whistle supposed to do besides make you look dumb? Noone gives flip about your whistle if they're duking it out. A couple of quick tweets see if anyone cares is plenty. Grab some popcorn and watch the show...

Who said anything about running around? I'm talking about when you're right next to the potential fighters. The whistle might be enough to catch their attention; and I don't give a rat's a$$ if I look dumb.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

and I don't give a rat's a$$ if I look dumb.

As long as you don't make your partner look dumb, too.

[SmokeEater]

Actually, we are taught (seperate reasons) by a self defense specialist that making loud and repeated noise will distract and sometimes deter an aggressive person.

SO, repeated blowing of the whistle at or near two combatants may in fact do what Snaqs is saying. Distract them enough to stop fighting.