May 7, 201313 yr To be fair...shouldn't a competitor know the rules? It's not the official's responsibility to inform them. They probably did know the rule. It could be they simply forgot they had it on. Have you ever looked for the remote control, a cell phone or your car keys and had them in your hand? Same thing. Ever seen a player in baseball move from a defensive position to pitcher and forget to take off a batting glove under their fielder's glove or a wrist band? Happens all the time, the umpire simply has them take it off when noticed. Now imagine if they waited until the pitcher threw a pitch and then made his team forfeit the game.
May 7, 201313 yr They probably did know the rule. It could be they simply forgot they had it on. Have you ever looked for the remote control, a cell phone or your car keys and had them in your hand? Same thing. Ever seen a player in baseball move from a defensive position to pitcher and forget to take off a batting glove under their fielder's glove or a wrist band? Happens all the time, the umpire simply has them take it off when noticed. Now imagine if they waited until the pitcher threw a pitch and then made his team forfeit the game. That baseball analogy is the exact same thing I was getting ready to post. Spot on, AJG. :thumb:
May 7, 201313 yr Yea it was fair. Our guy forgot to take his warm up shirt off. But, a "hey, take that off" wouldn't have killed anybody. :lol2: Happens with relays in track more than any other time. All 4 team members have to be dressed like the Stepford Wives.
May 7, 201313 yr Author Now there's been a retraction/update from Yahoo stating the boy didn't actually make a religious gesture at all, but pointed forward in a celebration that the race official thought crossed the line, no pun intended. Y! SPORTS So the kid now points forward and that is considered excessive? We can't see the race video so it is tough to really judge, but how is that excessive? It's a natural emotional reaction to be excited after a big win. There was never a mention of taunting the other teams in either articles. If that is really all he did I think the rule needs to be reexamined.
May 7, 201313 yr How come sports officials in Soccer, Basketball, Football, Baseball, Softball, and etc. are taught to work with the athletes and coaches to be preemptive, while track officials are polar opposites?
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