[BillyMac]

I received an interesting email from my Catholic middle school assigner today:

Memo to: Athletic directors and officials
Re: The practice of players screaming in the faces of in-bounders.

Effective immediately this practice will cease. Although it is not prohibited by the NFHS basketball rules, it certainly does not exhibit good Catholic sportsmanship and serves no purpose in our games.

AD's should address this issue immediately with their coaches.

Officials should administer as follows:
First offense, blow whistle. Issue a warning to the head coach that this practice must cease immediately.
Second offense, blow whistle. Issue a technical foul against the head coach, after which he must sit for the remainder of that game.
Third offense, blow whistle. Head coach ejected, and cannot coach any team, until that team has played its next scheduled league game.
Any additional offense, blow whistle, forfeit game.

My assigner is a no nonsense kind of guy. Former military. This is the same assigner that told us that is he ever walks in a gym and sees illegal undershirts and/or headbands, that we won't get paid for the game. No "Fashion Police" problems in this league. Everything was taken care of in the first week. Wish my high school colleagues would take the "fashion" rules as seriously.