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Old Tue Jan 29, 2008, 10:32pm
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Originally Posted by jsblanton
Girls MS 7th grade game. During 1st half home team shooting free throws in front of VIS bench, VIS team members on bench would squeal and screem. This was very unsporting in my and my partners opinion. Is this something that could be considered disconcerting the free thrower? We treated it as it was. Did we stretch the rule? I'll hang up and listen.

It is always (with apologies to J. Dallas Shirley) disconcerting (free throw violation) at the least and unsportsmanlike (technical foul) at the worst. There is no inbetween. You have one or the other.

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