A real scream...

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Adam

Bush league coaching. If it's that loud, I might just tell the coach it's unsporting and he needs to put a stop to it. It's a bit of a stretch, but I've got no desire to listen to screaming girls for an entire game.

I'm interested to see how others would address this, if at all.

Junior High, I think I'd be inclined to do the same. That's just horrible.

Around here, I imagine if they did that the wrong opponent, one of them would end up with a basketball and maybe an elbow in the face.

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Junior High, I think I'd be inclined to do the same. That's just horrible.

Around here, I imagine if they did that the wrong opponent, one of them would end up with a basketball and maybe an elbow in the face.

I'd be inclined for 1 warning and then a whack for unsporting behavior as well. What is the difference of opinion between junior high and varsity? I think I would treat it the same.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

I'd be inclined for 1 warning and then a whack for unsporting behavior as well. What is the difference of opinion between junior high and varsity? I think I would treat it the same.

Probably because at the varsity level, the opponent is far more likely to deal with it themselves (which may be a reason to stop it, to be honest.)

[bob jenkins]

Three words: Let. It. Go.

[Raymond]

Irritating does not equal illegal.

[just another ref]

I don't see a lot of difference between this and "ball, ball, ball" or "dead, dead, dead". As distasteful as I find it, I don't see a lot I can do about it.

[Sharpshooternes]

Pretty much guaranteed to have a fight if you let it continue imo.

[Adam]

If it's a blood curtling scream, I'm inclined to see it as unsporting, which is illegal. If it's less than blood curtling, I'm inclined to let it go. The problem is, I'd rather deal with it more quickly rather than let the unsporting behavior escalate until it generates an even more unsporting response.