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Originally Posted by SmokeEater
Ok thanks. I was told it falls under Unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Well, any official has the power to interpret any act as to whether it actually is unsporting or not. NFHS and NCAA rules certainly do acknowledge that.
In a case like this, I think that the best way for anyone to proceed is to talk to your local rules interpreter/evaluator, and try to get some direction from him. If your local guy wants that called, then you certainly should be calling it. Trying to attain uniformity in calls like this, so that players/coaches know what to expect, is paramount. All I can tell you though is, that from my own personal experience, clapping hands or shouting from behind an opponent are
not considered as unsporting acts, and anyone making that call might not be considered for higher levels. Again, jmo; take it fwiw.