To eject or not...

[bucky]

Originally Posted by sdoebler

With the trend of this thread had an interesting situation last night. Team is whistled for their second PC of the second half (run overs, easy calls). On the second one partner turns to report (He is bench/table side) and the coach flips him off. I was new trail headed down and didn't see it. Old lead new trail saw it and T'd the coach up. Had a discussion of whether this should have been deemed a flagrant act and ejection. Didn't come to a conclusion but thought it was worthy of a discussion, we just went with regular T.

If it matters the information that I got was that it wasn't a subtle bird up against the coaches body, but they also weren't jumping up and down with their hand in the air. A medium arm extension if that means anything.

How would you handle if the HC said the words associated with that finger? That should be your asnwer.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by bucky

How would you handle if the HC said the words associated with that finger? That should be your asnwer.

It does not matter whether he said the word associated with "the finger" or just game just "the finger" I have a "flagrant" WHACK!!

MTD, Sr.

[bucky]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

It does not matter whether he said the word associated with "the finger" or just game just "the finger" I have a "flagrant" WHACK!!

MTD, Sr.

I know, that is my point as it was a rhetorical question. Is was a case mentioned by sdoebler. When someone makes a gesture, consider the words associated with that gesture. That should help an official in determining how they would handle that gesture.

I recall a high intensity game where A1 was at the FT line. Student section behind the goal was really ribbing the FT shooter. The FT shooter, with the ball, pauses, and gently flips off the student section. Nothing escalated. How might some of you handle that one if you saw it as an official?