Player ignores ref

[ryan330i]

Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
The player in the original post is 17. This young man does know what are good manners...

...There is no excuses for bad behavior. I will not tolerate foul language [from] the players in the men's and women's college games I officiate...

...If a person conducts him/herself in a civilized manner and accepts nothing less than civilized behavior from other people, then other people will get the idea and act accordingly.

I do agree with your language policy, however I do not think the situation in this post is comparable.

I think there is a difference between civility and respect. I think the exchange outlined in this post was civil, and the respect shown was as much as the respect offered.

More to the point, if the player had responded, "Yes, I understand you $%*!#&" Sure, T him up for unsportsmanlike conduct and a lack of civility.

Just to clarify, I am not 100% positive you are saying the player in this post was being uncivil, or think he might/should have been T'd, but again, I do agree with your perspective, just not that this situation is an example of it. ...If you are saying that.