Would you rule USC on B??

[bigjohn]

No where in this rule does it say warn first time then flag!

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

No where in this rule does it say warn first time then flag!

You asked why officials won't call it. You got the answer (there's a difference between the literal reading of the rule and the way it's applied).

Accept it, or work to get it changed in your local area.

[bigjohn]

Of course most officials don't call this rule by the book either!


SECTION 8 NONCONTACT UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT BY NONPLAYERS
ART. 1 . . . No coach, substitute, athletic trainer or other team attendant shall
act in an unsportsmanlike manner once the game officials assume authority for
the contest. Examples are, but not limited to:
a. Using profanity, insulting or vulgar language or gestures.
NOTE: The NFHS disapproves of any form of taunting which is intended or designed
to embarrass, ridicule or demean others under any circumstances including on the
basis of race, religion, gender or national origin.
b. Attempting to influence a decision by a game official.
c. Disrespectfully addressing a game official.
d. Indicating objections to a game official’s decision.

[Suudy]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

c. Disrespectfully addressing a game official.
d. Indicating objections to a game official’s decision.

In our association, we have a lot of baseball umps. They tend to take the route of "personal" attacks. The "That's a crappy call" gets a pass, but "You're a crappy official" gets 'em 15. (I'm not a baseball ump, so I'm not sure what the threshold is, but we've discussed it.)

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Suudy

In our association, we have a lot of baseball umps. They tend to take the route of "personal" attacks. The "That's a crappy call" gets a pass, but "You're a crappy official" gets 'em 15. (I'm not a baseball ump, so I'm not sure what the threshold is, but we've discussed it.)

"YOU" followed by almost anything other than "are the best official I've seen all year."

[jTheUmp]

"all year"? Pshaw, I'll accept nothing less then "in my entire life"

[bigjohn]

I mean, come on! Anyone ever called this?

d. Indicating objections to a game official’s decision.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

No where in this rule does it say warn first time then flag!

And we do not officiating in the rulebook, we officiate actual players. This is not something that is always identifiable easily and players on defense can make "calls." So if we penalized every time we "thought" this took place, we would be wrong a lot of the time. This is why people warn to make teams aware that we might be onto them, and penalize when it continues or is a little more obvious. If you do not like it, then invent a machine that tells us what someone is thinking when they do something and then we can be accurate if you are a good inventor to figure out when this action takes place.

Peace