T on parents?

[just another ref]

NFHS rules: A T can be called on team supporters but "care should be used not to unduly penalize the players for the actions of idiots." (paraphrased)
If screaming is all it is, my advice is get used to it. It's the rule, not the exception. If the behavior is over the top, let game management handle it. If you do resort to T'ing the crowd, I would think it would only tend to make matters worse. And the T is a team T, not to the coach.

If necessary, point out the offenders, let game management take care of it.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

I have heard of a couple of occasions where it was necessary to remove a parent/fan from the stands. As others have indicated, this is not our responsibility as an official, but rather that of game management. The way we have told our officials to handle it is to go over to the scorer's table and ask for the administrator. Once they arrive, let them know who the fan/parent is that needs to be removed, and sometimes you have to let them know that the game will not continue until that happens.

[JetMetFan]

Unless those parents are sitting in a team's bench area, they're game management's headache to deal with. If they're getting over the top you can always ask game management to do something about them but as was said, they're yelling, get used to it.

[ref3808]

The T will incite the crowd further. As others have said, your're best bet is to get site management involved.

In one AAU game I officiated last year the unruly parent was one of the moms. After about a half of listening to her another parent who was an off duty police officer went over to her and showed his badge and told her she was close to being arrested for threatening a sports official.

It was a beautiful thing.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

The policy that I have advocated for 42 years is this:

As long as a spectator does not: make a threat of violence against the officials or the competitors (players and bench personnel), does not come onto the court, or commits and act of violence against the officials or the competitors (players and bench personnel), the IGNORE them. If any of the three things that I have described occurs, then get Game Management involved IMMEDIATELY.

Let the spectators yell until they are blue in the face, I do not care.

MTD, Sr.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The policy that I have advocated for 42 years is this:

As long as a spectator does not: make a threat of violence against the officials or the competitors (players and bench personnel), does not come onto the court, or commits and act of violence against the officials or the competitors (players and bench personnel), the IGNORE them. If any of the three things that I have described occurs, then get Game Management involved IMMEDIATELY.

Let the spectators yell until they are blue in the face, I do not care.

MTD, Sr.

I think there are things short of threats or acts of violence that need to be addressed.

[twocentsworth]

In my experience, the officials "who ALWAYS have to be right", are the officials who get bothered by the comments directed at them. You can control the players, coaches, and bench personnel....you CAN'T control the parents/fans - SO DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THEM!

The only people who care what they say (whether they're right or wrong), are they officials who HAVE to be right everytime. Stop worrying about them - and you're game will be much better.