This article is about a proposal from New York to hold spectators accountable in an effort to retain officials. https://www.syracuse.com/highschool...PJ0p-nmPHe1TFzzn4Q3thmTHp8QSsW-WhNBfOIJ7CXvVg
Can't read the article, but perhaps treating verbal abuse of officials the same way we treat other abusive language in professional matches would help. Stop the match until the abuse stops, clear the stands if it continues, abandon the match of stands can't be cleared.
It shouldn't be that difficult to remove someone from school grounds when they're publicly berating another person.
Is this link any better? https://www.syracuse.com/highschool...oves-toward-making-it-easier-to-boot-you.html
Does this mean that the referee needs to stop the game three times to get an abusive parent removed? • First warning – Telling the fan or fans to stop the negative comments or actions. • Second warning – A personal discussion with the spectators and reminding the spectators of the next step, which is removal from the event. • Removal from the contest – The fan will be ordered to leave the game. If they won’t leave, play will be stopped until they get out. I'd prefer a one strike and you're out rule.
To me, it seems more like the “ask, tell, dismiss” policy. While there are three steps in the process, you can skip a step if necessary.
I understand the comparison, but the referee's job is to deal with players (and to a lesser extent, with bench personnel). Interacting with spectators, even indirectly, is something I'd want to waste a minimum amount of time on. I practice a lot of selective deafness on the field, so if spectator conduct is bad enough to get a response from me I'd prefer it to be one and done. This policy sounds like it could tie the referee's hands a bit. Then again, they are acknowledging the problem and trying to deal with it which is a positive step.
I understand the sentiment, but I’d still delegate this to the site admin. If that person didn’t want to deal with it, then I would, but it would be with the fan and admin both leaving.