Is this classified as intimidation
I am part of a social netball team and some of our players play for a competitive league. They have recently been taught by their coach this technique as GD and GK to scream out, really loudly, phrases such as "RIGHT" "LEFT" "IVE, GOT THIS" as the GS or GA are in the process of shooting. They say that it's not demeaning phrases such as "MISS" and "PSYCH" so it's not intimidating, yet they are using it as a technique to put us off shooting. Should this be allowed or should it be called up for intimidation?
Hi Ashley,
Here`s what the new rules say:
Intimidation - A player, either with or without the ball, may not intimidate an opponent by using intentional behaviour (including verbal comments) designed to distract.
Under that definition I`d suggest that what you`ve described could be classed as intimidation and the umpire might pay it. The shooting team could decide to seek clarification of the rule with the umpire if they felt it wasn`t being picked up.
The difficulty is that those doing the yelling could argue that it was just legitimate team talk directed at their team mate, but if an official complaint was lodged you might find they would eventually get warned off.
Hope this helps,
Simon
Hi Ashley,
Here`s what the new rules say:
Intimidation - A player, either with or without the ball, may not intimidate an opponent by using intentional behaviour (including verbal comments) designed to distract.
Under that definition I`d suggest that what you`ve described could be classed as intimidation and the umpire might pay it. The shooting team could decide to seek clarification of the rule with the umpire if they felt it wasn`t being picked up.
The difficulty is that those doing the yelling could argue that it was just legitimate team talk directed at their team mate, but if an official complaint was lodged you might find they would eventually get warned off.
Hope this helps,
Simon
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