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Originally posted by mikesears
On the OTHER board, there is a disussion going on regarding how to handle profanity on the field. For sake of discussion, let's assume we are working a VARSITY game. Here are some situations for which I would like your input.
- Player A87 drops and pass and quietly mutters a profanity to himself.
- Player A87 drops a pass and yells at the top of his lungs something profane about the fact that he dropped the pass.
- Player A7 gets into A87's face after A87 drops and pass and calls him a racial slur.
- Player B23 gets into A87's face and makes fun of A87 for dropping a pass.
- Team A is in the huddle and A7 (trying to pump up his team) yells something profane about the other team or utters a racial slur about members of the other team.
How do you handle profanity when you hear it? Does it matter what level is being worked? If so, what level do you relax a little bit?
Just curious how other handle hearing profanity.
Thanks!
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Cracking down on this behavior was stressed for this past summer's OV league here in Ontario.
For (1), will let it go but perhaps remind the player that we heard that comment. (2 thru 5) call Objectionable Conduct (OC). In 3 and 5, we would consider DQ for the racial slur. If there is no DQ, talk to the HC and mention that siting that player for a bit might help. This puts the onus on the HC and the player.
League rule: a player receiving 3 UR or OC penalties is removed from that game and the next one.
Mike