Hands on Players...By ref

[APG]

Originally Posted by Brick43

I am no tough guy but I never felt in danger. Following the game I apologized to the player I had touched and then wondered if I needed to? The good ole post game 2nd guessing. Especially since he was very condescending when I apologized. Made me 2nd guess the apology... From this point on I think I will take the tact of no touch.

Thanks for the replies

In general, I wouldn't be apologizing. Sometimes, you have to make physical contact with the players to prevent a situation from taking your game to absolute ****. If the player doesn't want to be contacted by the official, then he shouldn't be in a potential physical hostile situation.

Now in your case, if it's two teammates about to square off, I'd be a lot slower to try and intervene as there should be the at least three teammates on the court and the head coach there to intervene unlike what could happen if something breaks out between opponents.