Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
It's in the rules -
PLAYER / COACH/ SPECTATOR CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION If the game officials hear any use of foul language on or off the field during the game, the team will be given a 1 minute to 3-minutefull time penalty. Repeated use of foul language will result in an ejection.

I’m not sure this applies to pregame, but never the less, seems a bit of a reach. Just tell the kids to turn the music off. Seems simple enough. Per the other posts, ref must have had a beef w the club/coach from a previous issue to over react like that.

It does. Once officials arrive at the field to the time they leave the field. So you think it’s a minor issue to be blasting music with repetitive use of the n word and other slurs before a 7th grade lacrosse game? A one minute penalty is overreacting to blasting the n word and other slurs? To claim the refs had a beef with the club is laughable, and no, they weren’t the same refs from the week before. Convenient to not mention the coach acting like a toddler and getting ejected, along with the two players ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. Keep it classy.

Relax ref defender. What does ejecting 2 players have to do with assessing an unsportsmanlike penalty for playing inappropriate pre-game music?? Or the Coach, for that matter? I will stick to my point that I think it is an overreaction. I have had multiple boys/girls play youth lacrosse and have never seen any team get penalized for inappropriate music, and trust me, there has been plenty of instances over the last 8 years. I would think a reasonable adult would just have them turn it off; if they don't do it, then penalize them if the ref, the other team or a spectator complains. Solve the problem vs be the problem.