Is this curse worthy of a "T"?

[Bad Zebra]

Boys varsity game. Pre-season tourney. Player A1 is near his bench with the ball in the front court (2nd half).. . Coach mutters to his player A1 "How the Hell did you miss Smith on that play?" loud enough that 2 officials heard it. Worthy of a T?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Boys varsity game. Pre-season tourney. Player A1 is near his bench with the ball in the front court (2nd half).. . Coach mutters to his player A1 "How the Hell did you miss Smith on that play?" loud enough that 2 officials heard it. Worthy of a T?

Hell, no.

[Larks]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Boys varsity game. Pre-season tourney. Player A1 is near his bench with the ball in the front court (2nd half).. . Coach mutters to his player A1 "How the Hell did you miss Smith on that play?" loud enough that 2 officials heard it. Worthy of a T?

No - definately not.

[Ref Daddy]

Let it go. No T

[Bad Zebra]

That was my gut instinct, too. Unfortunately, my partner whacked him...which soured the coaches mood the remainder of the game toward my partner, who ended up whacking him again...and thus an early exit. I personally would have talked to the coach at the next dead ball and warned him and told him I was letting it go because it was pre-season. I think my partner's haste was unnecessary, but he was the "R", so I bit my tongue.

[refnrev]

I can't believe that anyone would whack someone for that.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

I personally would have talked to the coach at the next dead ball and warned him and told him I was letting it go because it was pre-season.

I don't think it should be a T, but I don't think you should have said this either. I don't think you needed to say anything to the coach.

[Adam]

Play on; unless it's a religious school league in which you've been given explicit instructions otherwise. Don't even warn the coach.

[JRutledge]

We all have different tolerance levels of language. I personally would not have T'd up anyone for this. Just understand that it might not have been just for the words, but the way this was said and what had previously took place in the game. I usually like to give a warning or two if someone is using language that I feel is inappropriate. I would not have T'd a coach for this if this was the first time I heard these words.

Peace

[j51969]

I think a T in this case is ridiculous. If the problem is how he addresses his players then that's the schools problem.

[Space76]

Are you kidding me... Not in my lifetime would I call that a "T"...

[Larks]

It just.....wont.......die.....


And the results are in....

For the T: 1.5

Against the T: 98.5

[SmokeEater]

Just wondering out loud here. Someone please quote where in the rules it says that the court is an extension of the classroom. Anywhere?

[drinkeii]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

Just wondering out loud here. Someone please quote where in the rules it says that the court is an extension of the classroom. Anywhere?

It is the policy of the NFHS for all high school sports. It is also the policy of, at least in my case, being from PA, the PIAA as well, and I would hope most state high school sports associations. It is also the policy of just about every school district I have ever had any kind of dealings with, as a student, teacher, or coach.

[BigTex]

Originally Posted by drinkeii

It is the policy of the NFHS for all high school sports. It is also the policy of, at least in my case, being from PA, the PIAA as well, and I would hope most state high school sports associations. It is also the policy of just about every school district I have ever had any kind of dealings with, as a student, teacher, or coach.

SmokeEater asked for a rule quote. You are referring to policy. Those are two very separate things. In the OP it was asked if "How the Hell did you miss Smith on that play?" This was a coach muttering something to his player. Muttering is different than yelling. Is it worthy of a T?....NO. Is it something that the policy of the school, NFHS, PIAA, TASO, OSHA, FBI etc should address? That is up to the individual school/organization. In other words, do your job on the court, and let the other people care about what they need to care about.