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dammitbobby:
Not my game, but I have confirmation that this occurred at a 6-man game our chapter was calling.

Home team is up by 3+ scores, but visiting team starts to close the gap.  Home team's coaches are not pleased with the way the local clock operator is running the clock (no issues from the officials' perspective, apparently.)  Head coach decides to unleash a string of profanities directed at the clock operator through his radio headset (clock operator must have had a radio or ability to listen.)  Clock operator takes great offense to what was said either to or about him, exits the pressbox, runs down the bleachers, jumps the railing, and then headlocks the head coach.   :!#  Everyone is just watching in wonderment, and local law enforcement had to pull him off; not sure if he was arrested, but he is definitely done working the clock there.

ilyazhito:
I would toss the head coach here. He should not be antagonizing the clock operator.

dammitbobby:
Why penalize the head coach?  Officials on the field had no idea what was going on, all they knew was the coach essentially got attacked, they had their radios but those are different frequencies/channels than the coaches' ones, for obvious reasons.  Here, clock operator is not part of the crew (sites provide them.)

Ralph Damren:
IMHO, 'events' such as this should be reported to the powers to be in the state office. While it is not our job to maintain law and order off the field, those that have such a job should be advised.  P_S

dammitbobby:

--- Quote from: Ralph Damren on November 11, 2022, 07:26:19 AM ---IMHO, 'events' such as this should be reported to the powers to be in the state office. While it is not our job to maintain law and order off the field, those that have such a job should be advised.  P_S

--- End quote ---

I know the crew filed an incident report.

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