cursing on court

[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.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by 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.

... disposal? convenience? fingertips?

...so many choices at hand? ....so many options?

I see your point...

[Ignats75]

If its language I wouldn't want my kids to hear, then thats my yardstick. But profainity is in the ears of the beholder.

Saturday in a Girls Varsity game, I wacked a player whose response to a foul call was a very angry and loud "I didn't touch her!" Earlier in the same game another girl muttered sh!t under her breath when she didn't get a foul call and turned the ball over. I asked her if I heard her right, and when she admitted it, I told her to watch the language. So while profanity is a no-no, sometimes the manner of the player is more important than the words.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

sometimes the manner of the player is more important than the words.

Sometimes? Almost always in my games.

Example:

A couple years ago, I had a H.S. Varsity player throw his hands up in the air and say something to me as I was going to the table to report a foul on him.

I simply put the whistle back in my mouth and whacked him.

The Coach motioned me over as the FT's were being shot. He asked me what the player said. I stated, "I don't know." He kind of just looked at me....and then I went on to say, "It isn't WHAT he said, it's HOW he said it."

I penalize for unsportsmanlike BEHAVIOR...the language is something else.

BTW...If a Coach asks what a player said when he/she has just been T'd for cursing....don't let the Coach get you to say the actual curse words...just tell the Coach "profanity, Coach."
You don't have to repeat the bad language.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Daryl H. Long

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.

That is simply not true. Since you're a preacher, I'll use this example.

A pastor was delivering his sermon one Sunday. He was stressing the fact "loving your neighbor" means loving everyone, not just those people who live conveniently nearby. He spoke of the plight of Ethiopians affected by devastating drought.

"Hundreds of thousands of people have starved to death in that country. But here in this country, most people just don't give a damn about that."

He paused.

"And the really sad fact is that most of you are more concerned that your pastor just said 'damn' than you are about 200,000 starving brothers and sisters."

A silly little parable, but it illustrates that profanity sometimes has a purpose that normal discourse can't provide. In this case, it was intended to jar the audience into a perspective that the facts and figures alone didn't illuminate.

I'm not saying that profanity is always a good thing, or that it should never be punished on the basketball court. I'm simply trying to illustrate that it's not really true to say that there's "no reason" for profanity. There are lots of reasons. They may just not be valid on the basketball court.