Unsportsmanlike?

Originally Posted by rainmaker

MeReF -- Doesn't sound like there's any mention of not leaving time or distance. The question was whether close guarding is allowed even when the guarding team is on offense. There's no mention of contact, or cutting in. If you as the guarded player get physical in this situation, the foul is going to be on you. Gauze in the nose, as you reference, or the guard falling to the ground, and I might call it intentional. NO REF is gonna miss that kind of contact. Unbelievable....

You call a foul every time a body hits the floor or a guy holds his nose? Reallly? You are able to see that EVERY time?? Plueesse.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by MeRef

You call a foul every time a body hits the floor or a guy holds his nose? Reallly? You are able to see that EVERY time?? Plueesse.

NO, I don't call a foul every time a body hits the fllor, but when there's a close guard I am watching closely to see what causes that body to fall on the floor. If I see you "running through" Or putting your "arms held high", believe me, if you cause that fall, I'll see it and I'll call it. And knowin g your attitude, I might very well call it intentional. Pulleeezzz (note spelling).

[rainmaker]

RevRef -- I wish this discussion hadn't gotten so testy. You are a welcome (to me) member of this board, and I hope you won't be chased away. Sometimes Rutledge and sometimes Jurassic can become, well, grouchy. And sometimes either of them can appear to be grouchy by the way the words appear on the screen. You just have to learn to walk away from the discussion by saying.....



wait for it.....



Thank you.

[Rev.Ref63]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

You just have to learn to walk away from the discussion by saying.....Thank you.

This will be a great spot for me to bow out of this discussion. I believe that I've said everything I wanted to say.

Thank you to all those who offered their input. Regardless of how some may characterize my position, I did learn some valuable lessons from this thread that will make me a better official.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

RevRef -- I wish this discussion hadn't gotten so testy. You are a welcome (to me) member of this board, and I hope you won't be chased away. Sometimes Rutledge and sometimes Jurassic can become, well, grouchy. And sometimes either of them can appear to be grouchy by the way the words appear on the screen. You just have to learn to walk away from the discussion by saying.....



wait for it.....



Thank you.

I seriously doubt I have ever been grouchy by a conversation on a discussion board. I know this might become a shock to some people, but they are just words. If that upsets people then I feel it says more about them then me. And if you were paying attention to this conversation, I did not ever call someone a name or accuse anyone of anything. I even spent many posts clarifying my position. Juulie, I have seen you use much more harsh words in the past few months than anything I have said in this post. I can tell you not one time was I ever offended by your words.

Peace

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I seriously doubt I have ever been grouchy by a conversation on a discussion board. I know this might become a shock to some people, but they are just words. If that upsets people then I feel it says more about them then me. And if you were paying attention to this conversation, I did not ever call someone a name or accuse anyone of anything. I even spent many posts clarifying my position. Juulie, I have seen you use much more harsh words in the past few months than anything I have said in this post. I can tell you not one time was I ever offended by your words.

Peace

That's why I said "sometimes SEEM grouchy". I know that it's easy for a person's words on the screen to be misinterpreted. Mine, and others. Although as you point out, when I really get grouchy, everyone knows it!! Dan and Jurassic are more like me than you in that, I think!