My son has played basketball with a kid since they were in 5th grade who's dad is usually an embarrassment at games. He's SO effin' annoying and embarrassing.
It hasn't happened yet, but I always assumed he'd get in trouble for arguing/fighting with someone at one of our kids' basketball games. He has one of those booming voices and is always yelling about 'bullshit' calls, yelling at other kids on the team to either shoot or pass, or just generally yelling about something. He's been thrown out of at least a handful of games. Sometimes, even when he hasn't been ejected, he makes a show of walking out in a huff.
I think it was their seventh grade year, he got tossed from a game and stood just outside the gym door in the cafeteria to watch. After a few plays, the ref realizes he's still there, stops the game and walks over to the guy and tells him he needs to leave the building or our team will have to forfeit the game. They argued for a bit until another dad walks over and essentially tells him to leave. The ref didn't start the game back up until he was assured that the guy got in his car. For what it's worth, the ref works a lot of youth sports and is generally known as a pretty nice guy.
My son is a senior and only has another couple weeks or so left of his season. There is a lot I'll miss about watching him play, but never seeing that kid's dad again isn't one of them.
