Screaming at Shooter
 

I can't recall and unfortunately don't have rule book with me if there is anything covering this sit. Player is on break away ( I know its a different sport) for a clear layup. The defender runs up behind her and screams at her as she was shooting. Got anything?

I felt, because I wasn't there, it would depend what and how it was done. I don't think there is anything in the rules except perhaps a warning for sportsmanship and depending on the severity perhaps a T.

I guess if they screamed "F!ck you!" or something like that I would have something. Of course, that would be an easy unsporting T. But a simple "HEY!" (which I've seen before), isn't going to get anything from me.

You got a made basket or a kid scared too death!!!!! Leave it alone.

Ok My turn, too as in "also" or to as in "expressing a resulting condition".

I had this once:

A1 going in for an uncontested layup. B1 tries to catch up, and when realizes she can't block the shot, she yells loudly and almost directly in the ear of A1. I held the whistle for a split second, let the shot be in progress, then issued an unsporting T.

There's no place in youth athletics for such behavior.

Other than the fact that the yelling was right in A1's ear, I have let it go.

This is my thinking as well. No need to display such an action. So yelling in the opponents ear so as to distract the offense is Unsportsmanlike. I just want to be able to back it up with something in the rules or guidelines.

Yeah, yeah, are the the post police or grammer monitor??? LOL.....

Your Grammer oughta smack you upside the head for not knowing how to spell <b>"grammar"</b>.

I take it you have never had a long day and since you seem to have "perfect" GRAMMA, dont hate on those who may slip every now and then. To take a line from your post.....peace.

My <B>GRAMMA</B> was always perfect.

She made the best Christmas cookies, too.

Okay, my turn........... :)

Got a little stuttering problem there? :D

This is not a defensive act. Saying "HEY" is way different than just screaming at someone. No sane person is going to argue that screaming is a good defensive tactic. If it happens during the shoot I thing a T would nip it in the bud from happening again. If not during a shoot, a visit with the coach should clear it up. There is no doubt the act itself is unsportsmanlike.

This is not a defensive act. Saying "HEY" is way different than just screaming at someone. No sane person is going to argue that screaming is a good defensive tactic. If it happens during the shoot I thing a T would nip it in the bud from happening again. If not during a shoot, a visit with the coach should clear it up. There is no doubt the act itself is unsportsmanlike.

We've discussed this before. No matter how unpleasant or unacceptable you may think it, it's not illegal. If you call an unsporting T, you'd better have a jolly good explanation, because there's no rule book support of any kind. I suppose if it's close enough to the ear that it might cause damage, you'd be justified. Otherwise, ya gotta let it go, and lobby the rules committee to get your way.