Ruling on player fan interaction.

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Adam

Heckling has no place in high school sports. That fan needs to be removed, and no, I'm not calling a technical. Just because I can does not mean I should.
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I agree with you, but I meant if I don't see or hear the heckling, or let's say I screw up and do nothing about it. Either way, suddenly a player goes after someone in the stands. Would you still not give a technical here?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by frezer11

I agree with you, but I meant if I don't see or hear the heckling, or let's say I screw up and do nothing about it. Either way, suddenly a player goes after someone in the stands. Would you still not give a technical here?

Sorry, I meant that I'm not calling a technical on the fan.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Adam

Sorry, I meant that I'm not calling a technical on the fan.

I would. For several years now I have consistently advocated penalizing the home team for their failure to control the court environment when one of their supporters comes onto the floor. If more people penalized for this, game management would take its responsibility more seriously and the instances of court invasion would be fewer.

[Kelvin green]

In today's terms if it is not a basketball play or basketball related, I am issuing Ts and disqualifying (notice under NFHS no an ejection). Whether or not he is protecting a team mate, it made the game worse...