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Originally posted by jransom
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Originally posted by PSU213
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Originally posted by 86362
Remember, high school athletics are an exetetion of the classroom. Does you school advocates profanity within its buildings????? The Michaigan High School Athletic Association pushs the idea that the athletics is an extention of the classroom.
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I agree, and I think it's pretty obvious no school is "advocating" the use of profanity. That being said, I can't imagine a teacher (and I don't pretend to be 'in the know' on the policies of teachers) giving a kid detention because he says "damn" when with his friends, or he says the S-word when standing alone by his locker.
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My reply was going to be the direct opposite...
If you can't imagine a teacher doing such a thing and the teachers in your schools wouldn't do such a thing, then I'd pull out any kids you care about NOW. Earlier in the thread, someone said something about whether to flag or not when when "a player quitely says 'damn' after he drops a pass". Wow! When I was in high school, if, while the teacher was passing back tests, I got a "C" on mine I said "damn" quietly so she could hear and no one else you think she lets that go without saying anything? I certainly hope not...
Whenever you let something go, no matter how insignificant it may seem, not only are you advocating & allowing it (message to the offender), but you're also conditioning yourself for the future to accept the action as being perfectly OK.
JER
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So, do you call every hold you see, even if it by the right tackle as the ball is 3 yards downfield on a sweep to the left side? In BB, should a foul be called every time there is contact on an arm? In baseball, do you keep the strike zone as tight in the JV game as the Varsity game, especially if one team is out decent pitchers and they are down by 14 runs? I hope not! You need to use common sense in all parts of life, on the field, and court as well. On the FB field, it is called advantage/disadvantage, and it is one thing that separates the good and great officials from those who kill the flow of the game with 33 flags, 48 foul calls, or 19 walks.