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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
First, if there is this so-called "zero tolerance" policy concerning swearing in your league, everyone already knows the rule, and thus should not require any statement reminding them.
Second, while no warning is ever necessary to eject a player for swearing, don't you think the word "damn" is pretty damn tame? You said if one of the kids drops an f-bomb. Well, that's a far cry from "damn."
If I were the coach, I would have questioned throwing a kid out for saying (or even screaming) the word "damn."
The words "damn" or "hell" are not considered vulgarities, but the f-word most certainly is. Notice how damn and hell get past the very sensitive censor on this website, which catches the really bad words every time.  |
I'll tell you why I tossed the kid - mainly because he directed his comments to his own catcher, which really doesn't show much sportsmanship. Words that are common phrase now, I never would have thought about saying when I was a kid. Just because they get by the censors doesn't mean it's ok. Do they use hell and damn on Barney, or cartoons. (other than the Simpsons and South Park) Kids trash talk in school and sometimes the teachers join in. Personally, I think the standards have dropped too much. I'm just one of those who thinks it has no place on a baseball diamond where the players are 13 and 14 and there are not only older folks who don't appreciate it but also younger impressionable kids who don't need to hear it. If that means my standards are higher, I'm happy to oblige. The coaches don't complain because they agree. And the coach I tossed, he apologized because he knew was wrong.