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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: busman on March 01, 2012, 09:10:40 AM

Title: Coach, referee face charges
Post by: busman on March 01, 2012, 09:10:40 AM

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/mar/01/charges-expected-after-2nd-grade-basketball-game-t/

Title: Re: Coach, referee face charges
Post by: HLinNC on March 01, 2012, 10:56:50 AM

Reason 478 not to call youth sports.

Title: Re: Coach, referee face charges
Post by: bama_stripes on March 01, 2012, 12:21:10 PM

In our state, the coach would likely have been arrested after laying hands on the official.  No punch would have been necessary.

Title: Re: Coach, referee face charges
Post by: GoodScout on March 02, 2012, 08:49:24 PM

Regardless of who's telling the truth in the he-said, he-said debate, I hold the official responsible. Someone on the court has to be the grownup, and that's always the officials.

Title: Re: Coach, referee face charges
Post by: jjseikel on March 12, 2012, 12:31:45 PM

Second graders!! Geez!

Title: Re: Coach, referee face charges
Post by: AlUpstateNY on March 13, 2012, 10:39:23 AM

Quote from: GoodScout on March 02, 2012, 08:49:24 PM

Regardless of who's telling the truth in the he-said, he-said debate, I hold the official responsible. Someone on the court has to be the grownup, and that's always the officials.

I'd agree, partially.  Yes, the official should retain his/her poise and always remain the adult, but once a coach lays hands on or physically threatens an official, being "the grownup" does not include accepting the first blow. 

If it does come to blows, win, lose or draw, every official OWES it to every other official, to file, and follow through with, the maximum charges against the aggressor coach.