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Originally Posted by JRutledge
... if we notice it yes we can and have the right to penalize such action.
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I'm well aware of what the rule is. What I'm saying is that IMO it should not be a game rule.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
...It is illegal in our state for example to even use tobacco products on any school campus, forget what the rules say to do.
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Thank you for making my point. It has nothing to do with the game of football or any other game. It's a school issue, not a game issue.
Weapons are not allowed on school campuses. Should that be a game rule as well? Do we need the frisk everybody on the sideline?
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Originally Posted by bigjohn
ART. 1 . . . No coach, substitute, athletic trainer or other team attendant shall act in an unsportsmanlike manner once the game officials assume authority for the contest. Examples are, but not limited to:
j. Using tobacco or smokeless tobacco.
k. Being outside the team box, but not on the field. (See 9-8-3)
l. A substitute leaving the team box during a fight.
So pick and choose the ones you enforce??
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Where did I say I wouldn't enforce it? I said IMO this is not something an official should have to deal with. It should not be a rule.
It's not unsportsmanlike to put a dip of snuff inside your front lip. I don't do it nor advocate it but if you do, that's your business and the business of your employer.
BTW John, you might not have noticed but K and J are safety rules, not moral or ethical issues as is whether one chooses to use tobacco or not. You're a coach. If you have a fellow coach who uses tobacco, you're the one who should be up his a$$ about it, not me.