Partner tosses spectator with help from coach

[Mark Padgett]

Had two "competitive" rec games this morning. The first one was 8th grade boys. Some dad in the stands started giving it to my partner right from the start. About four minutes into the game, partner goes over to stands and tells the guy "That's enough" and gives him the stop sign. It didn't work. The guy started right up again and so my partner came over after the period was over and told him that if he didn't knock it off, he would have to leave the gym.

The guy said, "You can't make me leave." My partner then said that under state law, if he is directed to leave by an official and refuses, the police will be called and he will be cited for trespassing (this actually is the law here in Oregon). The guy kind of waived him off but then the coach stepped up into the stands (the guy was about 5 rows up) and had a conversation with him. The guy then just left the gym.

I asked my partner if he was going to ask the coach what he said to the guy or at least thank him, but he said he would "leave well enough alone".

No problems the rest of the game, except for a kid who threw the ball off the wall after a call went against him and I T'd him up.

Second game, 6th grade boys and my partner (same partner) T'd up a kid for actually refusing to tuck in his jersey after being told to do so three times.