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Originally Posted by bainsey
My question is, if a player is using any language that would require editing on a message board, wouldn't that itself constitute a flagrant T (vulgar AND abusive)?
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Rut is absolutely right about the level (and context) having to do with it. In our local rec league, any profanity (regardless of how intended and/or used) by a player or coach is a flagrant technical and demands ejection. We put sportsmanship above everything else (along with player safety, of course). The only exception to that rule is at the HS level, we have the discretion to issue a standard T if we so desire, but not in 3rd thru 8th grade.
A few years ago, I had a kid swear during one of these games. I went to the table and told the book guy to record the flagrant T. He put his arms across his chest and said "No." I stared at him for a moment and told him again. He said he wouldn't because the kid was his son and he knew his son "would never swear". My response? "Coach, we need someone new for the book over here".