Date:         Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:38:55 -0800
Reply-To:     Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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From:         lee jordan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Celebration Rule in HS Football
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the best (worst) celebration that I saw was years ago on my final ayso  
national 1 assessment. player scores, gets down on all fours on the  
goal line and raises the leg facing the goal (peeing link a dog on the  
opponents goal). I sent him off and easily passed the assessment.

> On the other hand, I believe in strict enforcement of this rule for  
> many
> reasons.? First, much of it is high school kids TAUNTING their  
> opponents.?
> The other night in a Regional semi here in Ohio, the CR ejected a  
> player for
> taking off his shirt, running to the opponent's bench followed by  
> all his
> teammates, and then running a "lap" around the bench.? He had just  
> scored
> the winning goal with 2.2 seconds left in the match...surely reason  
> to be
> excited, but not enough reason to completely lose his head.? By the  
> way, he
> is regarded as one of the two best players in Ohio, will now miss  
> the next
> two matches (Regional final and State semi should they win the  
> Region) or
> the next varsity contest in another sport if they lose the  
> Regional.? Of
> course, this decision has become extremely controversial, with all the
> players siding with the kid, all the referees siding with the CR in  
> this
> game (a very competent woman, by the way, assigned as CR in a boys  
> game!),
> and all the coaches offering mixed reactions.? Oh, and one more  
> important
> point...she had already WARNED the team for excessive celebration on  
> their
> earlier goal.

lee jordan
the bastard in black