Cards aplenty

[twotakedown]

In our association rule of thumb is f-bomb=DQ.

[chapmaja]

My take,

If this is only loud enough for the coach and I to hear, I'm pulling yellow. If it is loud enough to be heard by other's, then it is a red card. If it is screamed so loud the entire gym can hear, then it's red and yellow and a seat on the bus.


The only time I've heard a coach drop and F-bomb during a match was two seasons ago. Prior to the final set of a match at a Saturday tourney. After spending the first two sets correcting the coaches positions from what he told them in the huddle, I wasn't in the mood for a third time.

Third set, he tells the players where to go, and they are wrong. He is standing next to the sideline checking the lineup and moving his players to the proper positions, and I hear "what the f-" It was just loud enough for me to hear it, so I only pulled yellow. After the match my partner asks why I gave him the yellow. I explain and he says I should have pulled red on him.

I personally like my manner best. I certainly won't DQ for a f-bomb unless it is so loud as to be heard gym wide.

[timasdf]

A referee friend of mine told me that he had a coach shout "that F-ing BS" (the coach didn't abbreviate) during the COIN FLIP...

wait for it...


at an elementary school VB match.

Apparently, the coach was furious that the ref didn't flip the coin over after it landed in his hand.

I don't recall what the ref did about the coach.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by timasdf

A referee friend of mine told me that he had a coach shout "that F-ing BS" (the coach didn't abbreviate) during the COIN FLIP...

wait for it...


at an elementary school VB match.

Apparently, the coach was furious that the ref didn't flip the coin over after it landed in his hand.

I don't recall what the ref did about the coach.

What match? The one the coach wouldn't be in? At an elementary match if you pull that crap I would send you out of the gym. As the age gets older, more is allowed, but I don't allow any swearing at the elementary or middle school level, especially like that.

[timasdf]

If I recall correctly, the coach was hoisted during the pre-match conference.

I agree that the younger the players, the more strict the language enforcement. That said, I am likely more strict about unsporting behavior than most other officials - at all levels.

At minimum, that would have been a red card from me in a high school match.