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Incident in South Carolina
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/278...asketball-game
This happened last night in my state in a middle school game that I was not working. In the video you'll see the teenager come onto the court and strangle one of the black team players (the black team was actually the home team in this game). From there, all hell broke loose with the stands and both benches emptying. With only a couple seconds left and the outcome decided, the game was ended. Young officials take note–this can happen to anyone and you must be prepared. Do not gloss over the fighting penalties in the rule book. Do not blame yourself for idiot fans running onto the court, but do know all the rules pertaining to penalties and what you have to report to your association. In this situation, although you cannot tell definitively who participated and who did not, it is clear that both benches emptied completely and came onto the court. The officials in this situation were fortunate that, given the amount of time left in the game, they could just end it and send all the offenders to the state and leave it in their hands. But if this had happened earlier in the game, you have to know your rules for fighting, who is penalized, and how you are resuming play (if your state doesn't mandate a forfeit). A good lesson for all and a shame that this kind of behavior goes on even at a MIDDLE SCHOOL game. As a side note, the quote in the article about "helping to restore order" is absolutely ridiculous: the people running onto the floor made matters WORSE, NOT BETTER. |
I don't care what happens here. If this is a middle game I'm suspending it and letting the league deal with it. I would probably do this for any level to be honest in HS as well. Once the stands empty and it becomes a free for all my job is done. Restore order, suspend the game, write up my report and move on.
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That video might actually have a negative resolution. It looks like someone stuck a potato in their mouth and tried to film the action through the skin of their cheek.
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and that would be a job well done…:D (bad joke i know. made me chuckle) |
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I'm assuming that middle school games don't usually have a police presence there -- I would think that it is possible that the adults there did help restore order, especially if this was started by a single individual unrelated to the game and unrelated to the game. |
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I just didn't want AremRed thinking someone shot the video with a potato in their mouth through their cheek skin…. the station said in the video that is why they blurred it intentionally…..state laws vary..but most news organizations are allowed to identify juveniles. they just choose not to….. |
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I'm sure the situation is serious and hopefully the idiot(s) who came onto the court and attacked a player is dealt with appropriately.
HOWEVER...the news outlet that aired that video should be embarrassed. It is essentially useless. A bunch of shadowy figures moving around on the screen. Why bother? |
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