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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by ump24
I think the mask is a tool for reading body language.
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ump24,
I think that also. And the reason that I remove my mask for discussion and hold it behind my back, is so the player, or coach, can see that I am not hiding behind it, and that they are talking with a real person.
mick
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Good point, mick. At lower levels of ball I think the mask should probably routinely come off in discussions. There should be very few ejections and the focus is on learning and sportsmanship.
At upper levels (i.e. professional and college) rules knowledge and sportsmanship are assumed values. Therefore, players and coaches know what type of behavior is acceptable and unacceptable.
Taking off your mask at upper levels communicates a totally different motive than it does at lower levels. Great point mick.
Wed Apr 11, 2001, 03:32pm
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