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Hecklers, beware

 

 

 

Last Friday’s post-game incident involving San Miguel Beer’s Danny Ildefonso chasing down a heckler at courtside should be a wake-up call for the stadium security staff, fans and players to guard against a repetition of the ugly confrontation.

 

To be sure, Ildefonso didn’t start it. But that doesn’t absolve him from losing his cool. A player should know better than to listen to a foul-mouthed fan. Still, a player is only human and there is a limit to one’s patience.

 

Basketball is a physical game where emotions run high. When a player isn’t performing up to par, he gets frustrated and it’s easy for a heckler to get his goat by pointing out the obvious – that he’s stinking up the court.

 

There are hecklers whose ambition in life is to needle a player until he reaches his boiling point. They do it because they feel they’re part of the act, that they can influence the outcome of a game. They’re the dangerous kind because they don’t have scruples. They think they’re doing the team they’re supporting a favor by trying to take an opposing player out of his head.

 

Security staff must be aware where these hecklers are situated in the stands. If they go overboard, security staff should issue a strict warning to behave. If they persist in their insolence, they should be escorted to the exits. That’s how it’s done in the NBA, to avert flare-ups involving players and fans from opposite camps.

 

Security staff shouldn’t wait for something untoward to happen. They should pre-empt and nip in the bud a potentially explosive situation.

 

In last Friday’s game, Ildefonso and a fan were jawing it out and exchanging dagger looks for a while until the final buzzer sounded. That was when the two-time MVP blacked out and saw red

 

The word in the PBA is that Ildefonso’s “victim” is thinking of filing a case. Did he deliberately bait Ildefonso into a compromising position so he could sue for damages?

 

Heckling is part of the game. In the collegiate leagues, fans even compose verses to make their jeer yells rhyme – all in the spirit of good fun. Of course, some go over the top and the jeers turn into insults, which are personal. That’s when the trouble begins.

 

For the security staff, it’s important to know when to step in and silence a heckler before he goes overboard.

 

For hecklers, they should know that insults and invectives have no place in sports. Jeering is acceptable but no cuss words, nothing personal and no taunting.

 

For players, they should realize that their job is to play the game to the best of their ability with all their heart and soul – that their job is on the court, not off it. It may not be humanly possible but players must at least try to ignore the heckling from the crowd. They’re of no use to their team if they blow their top and lose focus because of the jeering.

Edited July 4, 2009 by photographer

[ray004]

Hecklers, beware

 

 

 

Last Friday’s post-game incident involving San Miguel Beer’s Danny Ildefonso chasing down a heckler at courtside should be a wake-up call for the stadium security staff, fans and players to guard against a repetition of the ugly confrontation.

 

To be sure, Ildefonso didn’t start it. But that doesn’t absolve him from losing his cool. A player should know better than to listen to a foul-mouthed fan. Still, a player is only human and there is a limit to one’s patience.

 

Basketball is a physical game where emotions run high. When a player isn’t performing up to par, he gets frustrated and it’s easy for a heckler to get his goat by pointing out the obvious – that he’s stinking up the court.

 

There are hecklers whose ambition in life is to needle a player until he reaches his boiling point. They do it because they feel they’re part of the act, that they can influence the outcome of a game. They’re the dangerous kind because they don’t have scruples. They think they’re doing the team they’re supporting a favor by trying to take an opposing player out of his head.

 

Security staff must be aware where these hecklers are situated in the stands. If they go overboard, security staff should issue a strict warning to behave. If they persist in their insolence, they should be escorted to the exits. That’s how it’s done in the NBA, to avert flare-ups involving players and fans from opposite camps.

 

Security staff shouldn’t wait for something untoward to happen. They should pre-empt and nip in the bud a potentially explosive situation.

 

In last Friday’s game, Ildefonso and a fan were jawing it out and exchanging dagger looks for a while until the final buzzer sounded. That was when the two-time MVP blacked out and saw red

 

The word in the PBA is that Ildefonso’s “victim” is thinking of filing a case. Did he deliberately bait Ildefonso into a compromising position so he could sue for damages?

 

Heckling is part of the game. In the collegiate leagues, fans even compose verses to make their jeer yells rhyme – all in the spirit of good fun. Of course, some go over the top and the jeers turn into insults, which are personal. That’s when the trouble begins.

 

For the security staff, it’s important to know when to step in and silence a heckler before he goes overboard.

 

For hecklers, they should know that insults and invectives have no place in sports. Jeering is acceptable but no cuss words, nothing personal and no taunting.

 

For players, they should realize that their job is to play the game to the best of their ability with all their heart and soul – that their job is on the court, not off it. It may not be humanly possible but players must at least try to ignore the heckling from the crowd. They’re of no use to their team if they blow their top and lose focus because of the jeering.

 

i agree to this!

 

now ildefonso and pingris are both suspended for tonight's game. i would be less fulfilled if bgk wins the game tonight. i would rather lose to complete team than win over a team with a depleted line up.

 

baka magkaroon din ng asterisk ang game 3 ng series. parangyung ginagawa sa nba threads!

[Richmond]

Ron Artest attacking a fan : Suspended 74 Games

Marc Pingris and Danny Ildefonso attacking a fan : Suspended 1 Game HAHAHA that means mas malakas sa commissioner sina Danny at Marc.

[conway44]

Ron Artest attacking a fan : Suspended 74 Games

Marc Pingris and Danny Ildefonso attacking a fan : Suspended 1 Game HAHAHA that means mas malakas sa commissioner sina Danny at Marc.

 

May physical contact bang nangyari?

[howarddeduct]

Ron Artest attacking a fan : Suspended 74 Games

Marc Pingris and Danny Ildefonso attacking a fan : Suspended 1 Game HAHAHA that means mas malakas sa commissioner sina Danny at Marc.

Kay Commissioner Stern?

[Guest megalodon]

i agree to this!

 

now ildefonso and pingris are both suspended for tonight's game. i would be less fulfilled if bgk wins the game tonight. i would rather lose to complete team than win over a team with a depleted line up.

 

baka magkaroon din ng asterisk ang game 3 ng series. parangyung ginagawa sa nba threads!

One game lang naman but the fan should not have shouted personal insults at Danny I. At the same time, being a professional, Danny I. should have just ignored it. Nangyari na ang nangyari. Let's just enjoy the game. Go Ginebra!

[tongkumon]

Nung mga panahon ni Jawo mas matindi pa yung mga fans pero walang ganun nangyari may naghabulan lang na mga players na umabot sa stands remember Atoy Co , Tommy Davis and Joe Ward.

[oracle_man]

I remember Caidic (playing with Great Taste IIRC) running after a fan (can't remember for which team) after a game. I can't remember the sanctions.

[bluevodka]

Pound the ball, attack, give space and shoot the lights out!

 

Defend, boxout, pressure the point.

[tongkumon]

Buti nalang hindi na uso yung batuhan ng barya sa PBA there was a time na usong uso sa PBA yung ganyan yung mga binabato pa nga yung 2 peso coin na may kanto.

[blacklabel21]

bawi tau myang gbi.....

[Agent_mulder]

Ke wala o andyan sina danny i. at pingris Ginebra should be the aggressor in this game..

[hothands]

nde man lang nila mamaximize ung pagkawala ni DI at PING.. they're still relying heavily on their outside shots, which is still not falling to them.. and every time they make a run, Jwash or any other SMB player is making a big shot.. ang bagal ng rotation nila sa defense.. saka kahit anong defense gawin nila (man-to-man, zone) lagi nakakascore SMB.. pag ganun e, mahirap talagang manalo, sabayan pa ng masamang shooting..

[hothands]

ganda ng 3rd quarter ng BGK.. shots are falling for them.. their defense is somewhat holding.. ung rebounds na lang talaga problema nila..

[Dhoney]

panalo! awu awu awuuu.. 2 games to go