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Originally posted by ChuckElias
The POE that you quoted states emphatically (it is a point of emphasis after all  ) that disconcertion is a violation. You don't give T's for violations.
If you can honestly say that the words "block out" are unsportsmanlike, then bang 'im. But you can't bang 'im just b/c he says it during a FT (unless it's done "repeatedly". But even then, you're not T'ing the violation; you're T'ing the guy for being a jerk).
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The POE that I quoted says SPECIFICALLY that if an official deems disconcertion to be persistent OR unsporting,the team/player may be penalized with a technical foul.Therefore,you sureashell ARE T'ing the violation.They also had a play on their website, since taken down,that said that the T and the disconsertion violation are both penalized,even though they were the same act. That's exactly what it said in the 2001-2002 rulebook,Chuck. The NFHS issued and printed that ruling in that rulebook. How can you possibly argue against the printed word of the rules?
You might not think that a coach saying "block out" is an unsporting act.Basically,I don't think that it is either. However,if MTD Sr. happens to think that it is,then the NFHS rulemakers have told him that he CAN call a T.The bottom line is that the NFHS has said that it is a matter of each individual official's judgement-which,come to think of it,is pretty much the case in most technical fouls.