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</head><body><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On 18 May 2019 at 12:38 Alison Bexfield <alison@bexfield.com> wrote: <br> <br><p>I am not sure that we need to go as far as introducing a new rule. I think some common sense from players is needed. <br>What should be made clear is that if any player has concerns about the behaviour of their opponent or of any spectator they should call the referee or tournament organiser and discuss their concerns. They can stop the clock while they do this. The organiser can then step in as a neutral person. </p></blockquote><p>I would agree if only common sense were that common. <br></p><blockquote type="cite"><p><br>If there was repeated behaviour as indicated below, then timely speaking to the organiser would have allowed some neutral intervention to remove the parent. </p></blockquote><p>In the circumstances I described the parent has reputation for arguing the toss (I'm only, I wasn't, my child lacks concentration... etc) <br></p><blockquote type="cite"><p>We sometimes have this issue at youth tournaments and the organisers keep an eye out and step in if needed. We usually request that parents do not watch their child's game closely as this has the effect of putting off the child. </p><p></p></blockquote><p>I imagine youth tournaments have the advantage of more parents knocking around to support the situation. <br></p><p>I posit that TDs et cetera might benefit from being able to point to pre-agreed sanctions. <br></p></body></html>