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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. · #14 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 30, 2004, 06:46am

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Originally posted by mick

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Originally posted by Nevadaref

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Originally posted by mick
Michigan 2004-2005 Basketball Rules Meetings

"Taunting includes any actions or comments by coaches, players or spectators which are intended to bait, anger, embarrass, ridicule or demean others, whether or not the deeds or words are vulgar or racist. Included is conduct that berates, needles, intimidates or threatens based on race, gender, ethnic background, and conduct that attacks religious beliefs, size, economic status, speech, family, specials needs or personal matters.

Examples of taunting that would lead to ejection include but are not limited to, 'trash talk'; physical intimidation outside the spirit of the game; reference to sexual orientation; 'in the face' confrontation by one player to another; standing over/straddling a tackled or fallen player.

In all sports officials are to consider taunting a flagrant unsportsmanlike foul that disqualifies the offending bench personnel or contestant from that contest/day of competition (and the next contest/day of competition). A warning may be given but is not required before ejection."

From this it looks like MTD is correct.

Indeed! MTD, Sr. was very, nearly correct.
mick

Once, I thought I made a mistake, but I was mistaken.

But seriously folks, only once was I faced with a taunting situation in a MichiganHSAA game. A boys' H.S. varsity game between to Michigan Mega Conference schools. V1 decides to bad mouth H1 in front of the scorer's table after I had called a foul on H1. I whached V1 for taunting and before I could turn back around to the Table, Coach H is yelling he's out of the game for taunting. I ignored him and then had to explain why V1 was being ejected to Coach V, who was none to happy with me. But both coaches knew the rule because they had to have attended the mandatory MichiganHSAA State Basketball Rules Meeting.

MTD, Sr.