Handling Profanity?

[JMN]

Profanity is wrong. Period.

Do I slip occassionally? More times than I care to admit, but I'm working on it.

When is it proper to curse in a sporting event? Never

Should you ignore or disregard? No, but sometimes all it takes is a look or a frown to convey that it is unacceptable if from afar. Other times, it takes an eyeball to eyeball discussion with the player. I personally many times have a player stop and look me in the eyes before I begin communicating with him. This ensures that he "hears" me and that I consider his action serious enough to take a second out of the game.

When is it OK for players to use racial slurs? Never. I'm not going to police the bench, but if I hear it, I'm going to again provide some gesture or look if they are away from me, and tell them that it's unacceptable if near me.

As far as opposing players trash talking in this manner, they may first get a warning, then flags, and if persistent or flagrantly disrespecting my guidance, off they go to the locker room.