NFHS Annual Questions

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Nevadaref

The T penalty should be harsh. Sportsmanship should be stressed at the HS level and loss of possession emphasizes this.


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Agree. The FED has made "sportsmanship" a POE for the last umpteen years. They are obviously very concerned about it, and rightfully so, imo. The penalty is supposed to discourage unsporting acts, and reducing the penalty would probably be counter-productive to that aim.