cursing on court

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

In our local kids rec league in grades 3-8, any profanity by a player or coach heard by the official is an automatic flagrant technical with ejection and one game suspension (all ejections in our league carry this suspension). If the offender is a coach, they must appeal to the Board to be reinstated after the suspension. We have had cases in which the profanity was at a very high level (i.e.: directed personally at an official) in which the coach was suspended for the season and had to appeal to come back the following year. As you can tell, there is an absolute zero tolerance policy at these grade levels.

At the HS level, it's an automatic T but not necessarily flagrant. All coaches at all levels must agree to and sign a sportsmanship/code of conduct pledge every year.

Any profanity by a spectator at any level results in an immediate ejection and suspension for the season.

We just don't like swearing, I guess.

Our rec league uses the same policy. A couple seasons ago I had a 6th grader argue a foul I called on him...He slammed the ball down, T'd him...when he realized I'd Td him up, he yelled "That's Bull S***!" really loud...Tossed him and he sat the next game as well....That was a playoff game and they lost.

[Terrapins Fan]

A few years ago, I was doing an 8th grade girls game. The best player from the red team ( visitors ) as I called a foul, I heard " Bull Sh*t." , but I wasn't sure who said it. I went to the coach and said, " coach I think # 20 just cussed at me, you should do something about it" But I wasn't sure, so I let it go. 1 quarter later again after a foul ( not on her ) She yells, " that's Bull Sh*t" "Bang T" as I go to the table to report the foul, her mother and grandmother come out of the stands at me and telling me their daughter and grand daughter would never say such a thing, "Bang "T" my partner "T's" her up for the same thing. I hadn't even finished reporting my "T" with the problem with the parents...

But she would never do such a thing.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

her mother and grandmother come out of the stands at me and telling me their daughter and grand daughter would never say such a thing, "Bang "T" my partner "T's" her up for the same thing. I hadn't even finished reporting my "T" with the problem with the parents...

But she would never do such a thing.

Years ago, I T'd a 6th grader for profanity. While I was reporting, his coach came over to the table and asked what was the reason for the T. I told him and he said, "Impossible. That's my son and he would never swear." I told him - well, yes he did and he restated that it would be "impossible". I told him to mark this day down in history because the impossible just happened.

He wasn't a happy camper but "quare si mihi cura est" (for those of you who don't speak Latin, loosely translated that means "ask me if I care" - it's my personal motto).

[gordon30307]

For me not an automatic Tee. It depends upon the following:

1. Age of players.
2. Was it directed at myself, my partner,or a player on the other team.
3. Who heard it? Myself and/or players on the court?
4. Did both benches hear it and the parents?

I can't tell you when I'll do it. But I know when to do it. Just depends on the circumstances.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

For me not an automatic Tee. It depends upon the following:

1. Age of players.
2. Was it directed at myself, my partner,or a player on the other team.
3. Who heard it? Myself and/or players on the court?
4. Did both benches hear it and the parents?

I can't tell you when I'll do it. But I know when to do it. Just depends on the circumstances.

Argh.

[Daryl H. Long]

I apologize for uttering profanity by using the word indiscreetly. Kudos to Nevada and jdw for immediately assessing the T. Looks like I would have only got a warning from Coltdoggs.

Hopefully no one needs an explanation of this post and how it applies to this thread but I will if asked.

Hint: Snaqwells just issued a T to gordon30307 and I agree with it. Anybody else want to say argh too?

[Daryl H. Long]

It became official last week.

The english language has officially reached 1 million words.

No reason to curse or use profanity or other indiscretions with so many alternatives at our discretion.