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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
That is actually the only rule I think is really stupid. just my opinion of course. It comes down to vagaries of scheduling. If he intent is to suspend a player from a game at the same level of play, do that. If the intent is to suspend a player from the same level or a higher level, do that.
The situation I am thinking of is a player suspended from a Freshman game not being able to play again if they don't have any more freshman games. So a player could get bounced from a freshman game, have no remaining freshman games to play, and not be able to play at the varsity level for 10 games, while a player bounced from a varsity game could sit one varsity game and be back. Same offense, different result. Makes no sense whatsoever to me.
I know they shouldn't get ejected and all that, but ejections do happen and should be treated in a manner that is equal for all. Having a one-game suspension that affects more than one game for some and not for others is wrong to me.
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Coach, I understand your point and agree with it for the most part. The one thing I could see happening is that a Freshman who plays on the varsity and the JV team gets tossed from a varsity game. The next nite there is a freshman game so the coach puts him on the team lets him get his suspension time served and has him available for the next JV game....it could go both ways...I think I prefer the system we have now..at this age I think it is better to make the penalty a little more harsh and try to get it under control. This being said, in the 7 years I have worked basketball and football, I have only seen 2 kids tossed by our associations...thankfully we just don't have that big of problem here.