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Originally posted by rainmaker
Maybe in Chicag-land, this is no big deal, but around here, it's still a fightin' word, so to speak, and thus requires an E.
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Juulie if you have ever read anything I have said, I do not officiate only in the Chicago area. This would not be acceptable in Peoria, Springfield or even in Laharpe and all the farm towns in between. If you are just ejecting kids over the F-word without warning or talking to, then as I stated before, you might be watching more than officiating. Ever seen a kid dislocate his ankle on a layup? I was not going to step in a T the kid because of the language that came out of his mouth while he is rolling around in play.
I did a football game about a month ago and had one Black player say to another Black player, "good play n***a." Now under NF Football Rules, the same words apply almost identically. Being an African-American myself I promply went to the kid that said those words and told him, "That is not acceptable, you are not at home with your friends, and you are in a professional arena. If I hear you say that again, you will not play any longer." Guess what happen? I did not have this problem again and the kid apologized to me and did not do it again. Now this is in a football game where it is a lot harder to hear things on the sidelines. No one knew I even took care of this problem. And it could not be used as an issue and I would not be precieved as being "over officious."
Just my opinion.
Peace