Over the past several days, it has occurred to me that there are a ton of things in the world that serve little to no purpose. It is for this reason that I have decided to do a five part series entitled - WTHIUWT - What the Heck is UP With That.
Part one I will dive into something that has irritated me about football. is Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Excessive Celebration. This is the unfortunate penalty one incurs by jumping, shouting, fist pumping, or breathing in a threatening way. So after scoring a touchdown that ties the game in the final 20 seconds, you jump/fist pump/shout/breathe, and the next thing you know your kicker is attempting a very blockable and much harder to hit extra point kick.
The kicker then misses the kick, loses the game, and becomes the goat. The problem, though, is not the kicker but the rule that pushed his kick back too far. Is seems the expectation is for players to respond much like you would in a Chinese Checkers match. I can see it now. Forty-five yard Hail Mary pass is caught in the end zone after being batted in the air several times for the game winning score in the National Championship game. The players look at each other, calm their breathing, and politely congratulate the receiver who caught the ball.
Chinese checkers doesn't require any full contact hitting, so the adrenaline probably isn't pumping so much. Though I haven't been in the National Championship Chines Checkers match, so I don't know.
I say jump around and carry on during a 20 second celebration period. Do snow angels on the grass, pull out the Sharpie, whatever. After that, back to the game. Keep it simple. The only alternative is to take the excitement out of the game and introduce doilies.
Part one I will dive into something that has irritated me about football. is Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Excessive Celebration. This is the unfortunate penalty one incurs by jumping, shouting, fist pumping, or breathing in a threatening way. So after scoring a touchdown that ties the game in the final 20 seconds, you jump/fist pump/shout/breathe, and the next thing you know your kicker is attempting a very blockable and much harder to hit extra point kick.
The kicker then misses the kick, loses the game, and becomes the goat. The problem, though, is not the kicker but the rule that pushed his kick back too far. Is seems the expectation is for players to respond much like you would in a Chinese Checkers match. I can see it now. Forty-five yard Hail Mary pass is caught in the end zone after being batted in the air several times for the game winning score in the National Championship game. The players look at each other, calm their breathing, and politely congratulate the receiver who caught the ball.
Chinese checkers doesn't require any full contact hitting, so the adrenaline probably isn't pumping so much. Though I haven't been in the National Championship Chines Checkers match, so I don't know.
I say jump around and carry on during a 20 second celebration period. Do snow angels on the grass, pull out the Sharpie, whatever. After that, back to the game. Keep it simple. The only alternative is to take the excitement out of the game and introduce doilies.
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