high pitch scream in shooters face a "T"

[Mark Padgett]

I usually do not have any objection to players yelling things at opponents during a game. We have all heard every girl shout "ball" and "shot" until we couldn't stand to hear it anymore, and yet we don't do anything about it because it's really no big deal (BTW - I rarely hear boys do this). Sometimes, when a girl is yelling "ball", I say to her, "yes - it is a ball." Sometimes they get embarrassed and stop and it usually gets a smile from the other player.

Intentionally screaming directly into someone's ear might be another matter, however. I have not seen (or more correctly, heard) it, but I think I might consider it a safety issue and give a warning, then a T. Certainly, you can contribute directly to injuring someone's hearing that way. I think you could make a pretty good case that this goes beyond the usual yelling and screaming players do during a game based on that factor.

[Edited by Mark Padgett on Oct 19th, 2001 at 12:21 PM]