Excessive Celebration????

[Wingate1217]

This seems excessive to me on the part of the track officials.....:(

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/03/track-team-disqualified-for-religious-gesture
The Columbus High School Mighty Cardinals had won the 4x100-meter relay--by seven yards, no less--and had a shot at the state championship. That was until Junior sprinter Derrick Hayes pointed to the sky. Hayes's father, K.C., said that his son made a gesture of thanks to God, but raising a hand to the sky is considered excessive celebration according to the state scholastic rules. And with that, the team was disqualified.

"It was a reaction," K.C. Hayes said. "You're brought up your whole life that God gives you good things, you're blessed."
Many interviewed around town said that this was a violation of freedom of religion rights. Columbus High School said that religious gestures are not banned, but they must be done off of the competition field or court.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Re: ?The rule states no celebratory gestures including raising your arms,? the district?s superintendent told Houston?s KRIV. He explained that athletes are free to make such gestures ?out of the competition area,? but that ?the taunting rule? doesn?t allow it on the track.

I agree with the rule and the track judge's decision. You make one exception and everyone wants an exception to the rule too. Then it gets out of hand, which is undoubtedly why the rule was instituted in the first place.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Re: ?The rule states no celebratory gestures including raising your arms,? the district?s superintendent told Houston?s KRIV. He explained that athletes are free to make such gestures ?out of the competition area,? but that ?the taunting rule? doesn?t allow it on the track.

I agree with the rule and the track judge's decision. You make one exception and everyone wants an exception to the rule too. Then it gets out of hand, which is undoubtedly why the rule was instituted in the first place.

Yea, you'd really hate that pointing to the sky to "get out of hand". Maybe someone from up there would think you were trying to start something.

 

[scooter1369]

This seems excessive to me on the part of the track officials.....:(

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/03/track-team-disqualified-for-religious-gesture
The Columbus High School Mighty Cardinals had won the 4x100-meter relay--by seven yards, no less--and had a shot at the state championship. That was until Junior sprinter Derrick Hayes pointed to the sky. Hayes's father, K.C., said that his son made a gesture of thanks to God, but raising a hand to the sky is considered excessive celebration according to the state scholastic rules. And with that, the team was disqualified.

"It was a reaction," K.C. Hayes said. "You're brought up your whole life that God gives you good things, you're blessed."
Many interviewed around town said that this was a violation of freedom of religion rights. Columbus High School said that religious gestures are not banned, but they must be done off of the competition field or court.

So every time someone crossed the goalline and an O-lineman signaled TOUCHDOWn with the official signal, the team was disqualified. Everytime a catcher held up his hand with the index and pinkie extended and yelled "TWO DOWN, PLAY AT ONE!" they were disqualified.

I'll buy that