Kentucky (Basketball) — During a fifth grade little league game in Adair County, one players father (and a teacher for the school district) physically confronted the game official during half-time after the official ejected several players for a fight that broke out during the first half of the game. (Contributing source: WBKO-TV, 1/13/04)
New Jersey (Soccer) — Referee James Clay, a 50-year-old with seven years of officiating experience, was slugged in the head and neck after ejecting a Clayton High School player with 12:47 left in a scoreless game, 10/10/03. The player, who had received a yellow card earlier in the game for incidental cursing, was given a red-yellow card for taunting about 15 minutes after the first incident. A red-yellow results in immediate ejection. The player, whose name cannot be released because he is younger than 18, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. He was released to the custody of his parents. (Contributing source: Philadelphia Inquirer — Reported in Referee 1/04 issue.)
Ohio (Hockey) – A 13-year-old player for a Cleveland Heights youth hockey team will be charged with assault in juvenile court after a referee was hit on the ice after a game, police said. The player punched a referee in the face, knocking him down, police said. According to Rocky River Police Department Detective Phil Morrin, it marks the first time anyone has faced criminal charges in a youth-sports event in the city. The suspension could be extended to a year following a hearing by USA Hockey, the sport’s national governing organization. (November 2002)
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