Agree or not??

[armymanjones]

I would not want to be the judge and jury. I would prefer the school board evaluate the ejection and levy the fine accordingly instead of it being automatic and the official being put on the spot. If the coach or player is tossed it should be reviewed and fined for severity if deemed necessary. Just my two pennys worth.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I really don't care what kind of fines the StateHSAA levies against a school for ejections. That is not our concerns as officials. Officiate the game per the rules and don't worry about the StateHSAA does to the schools.

MTD, Sr.

[sfd]

Originally Posted by armymanjones

I would not want to be the judge and jury. I would prefer the school board evaluate the ejection and levy the fine accordingly instead of it being automatic and the official being put on the spot. If the coach or player is tossed it should be reviewed and fined for severity if deemed necessary. Just my two pennys worth.

The way I see it worded, they don't really say there is an evalution of the severity. I would like to think there is. I trust in my judgement, but realize there are still officials out there who have less judgement when it comes to coaches.


I do enforce the rules, but find myself thinking its going to take a little more to get that second T. I have also heard other officials say they aren't going to eject a coach for anything less than a severe infraction. I only want it to be consistant.

Overall, I am happy with the state. However, I hope they clarify this in the future.

It is also a POI about any foul language during a game. We have been told if an evaluator hears any cursing during a game without action from the official, that official will be suspended. Hard to swallow, being as you maybe can't tell where it comes from, and hence don't know who to penalize. And I certainly don't believe foul language should ever be heard in the bleachers, but they are putting alot (more) pressure on us with such strict guidelines. I'm not going to listen to it (cursing) but sometimes don't hear a V level player saying something under his breath in disgust of himself. Many times I think to myself "*****, I missed that one" and might even would say it were it not for the whistle in my mouth.

[texaspaul]

Never tossed a coach, but I did toss a fan that came out of the stands during halftime to give me and my partner an ear full.

This was early 90's. In Texas, you had to write a full report (very detailed) of the whole incident. This was after you made the phone call and left a somewhat detailed message. After a week of receiving phone calls from the School, UIL, Texas Officials Association, and my local chapter, I will reserve tossing coaches and fans to when I have plenty of time on my hand for writing a novel.....

[Back In The Saddle]

Why are you worried about this? You didn't put this policy it place. You don't have to enforce it. You don't have to pay the fine. Why do you care? Call the game, same as you always have. If a coach or player exhibits behavior worthy of ejection, give them their ejection and move on. The repercussions are their problem.

Do yourself a favor, be the first guy to toss a coach who then has to pay the fine. Word will get around to the other coaches.