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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
You can T anybody for profanity, but it really depends on where you are reffing. I eagerly await jrut's response on this, he always states it better than I could. Jrut is fairly permissive in his approach, MTD has a zero tolerance approach. MTD's is supportable by NF rules, but Jrut's recognizes the standard of behavior in the area he refs.
If you are going to ignore profanity, the first stuff that usually goes ignored is the player swearing at himself and it isn't yelled out for the whole gym to hear (e.g., an f bomb for missing a lay-up or fumbling a ball out of bounds). The same f-bomb directed at another player is another level up and may result in a T, or may be ignored if it doesn't seem to be any more antagonistic than other trash talk that is occurring - again, depends on what is tolerated in your area. F-bomb directed at an official is usually an automatic.
So rule supports a T for any profanity, but you need to know what is accepteable in your area. And what you "don't hear" never gets T'd.
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Any area that accepts profanity from juveniles is not worthy of having me officiate in its area.
I know that sounds arrogant, and I will defend to the death any person's right to free speech, but profanity is not acceptable in an athletic event, especially when the participants are below the age of eighteen.
I will never be considered a member of the Moral Majority, but a society that accecpts profanity as a normal part of communication during an athletic event, is headed downhill fast.
I do agree that what you cannot hear you cannot penalize.