High school sports fans can be brutal. The bleachers can be inches from the field of play and some fans do not know when to stop. Coming from a family of teachers, most of us have coached at one time or another.
The latest incident involved a fan sitting right behind the coach, about four rows up (just out of reach). This guy was screaming at the top of his lungs at the coach. He was not about to stop until someone on the bench took out a camera.
One of the assistants simply turned around and started snapping pictures. When you do something like this, you want to make sure the flash is working. It won’t make the picture better, but it will telegraph the fact that you are taking pictures. After you have the heckler’s attention, pull out a video camera and tripod. Point it right at the guy. No one wants to be the next YouTube doofus feature.
People act differently when they know a camera is pointed at them. Shots are more candid when the subject doesn’t know the camera is pointed in his/her direction. Check out the “super-secret spy lens” for your SLR. This could be just as much fun as filming the heckler.