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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Then why bother warning in the first place?
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I will warn a player to let him know that his behavior borders on needing to be penalized. Mostly my warnings deal with unsporting acts and don't involve contact.
I try to refrain from warning a player about violations or fouls. I simply blow the whistle.
I don't see how one could give a warning regarding a flagrant foul. It either is flagrant when committed or it isn't. I would never call an intentional foul in the first half on a player and warn him that the next one would be flagrant. That just isn't right. Each offense must be judged on its own.
If both fouls meet the threshold for intentional, but not flagrant, then the official should penalize both of them as intentionals.