TSSAA rules

[Mustanmomma]

there is also a rule against hitting a player 3 yards out of bounds...they didnt call that either... quit cryin. you got beat. live with it,cause it wont be the last time you get beat

ouch!

[volman09]

I know its a rule because I've seen it in action, twice!

 

 

You know even if it is a rule who cares!!!! If you look in a baseball,Basketball,Football, and all the other sports i can promise you there are going to be rules in there that do not get inforced!!!! Plus Imaowl is right in high school football there is no way that the offense is distacted by the band their mind is on the game and what their job is for the next play!!

 

Some of you guys on here are the biggest babies about things, i know when i played i loved it when the bands played they make it more exciting and without them its really not the same!!! GO OWLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[John005]

You know even if it is a rule who cares!!!! If you look in a baseball,Basketball,Football, and all the other sports i can promise you there are going to be rules in there that do not get inforced!!!! Plus Imaowl is right in high school football there is no way that the offense is distacted by the band their mind is on the game and what their job is for the next play!!

 

Some of you guys on here are the biggest babies about things, i know when i played i loved it when the bands played they make it more exciting and without them its really not the same!!! GO OWLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The band playing while the opponent is trying to run a play, whether it bothers them or not, is bad sportsmanship. Am I even in the South? I thought we had that thing called "common courtesy"? I do not, for the life of me, understand how people are actually arguing that this is not bad sportsmanship. I am pretty sure a musical instrument is the definition of AN ARTIFICIAL NOISE MAKER. Those are not to be used at games to distract the teams. The band has a role at football games, and I didn't know crowd noise was one of its new functions. Hey, if so, let's do it right and hire out the local garage bands to come play in the end zone when the other team's on offense! No, let's not. Let's keep with tradition for once and use some common sense and...maybe some sportsmanship (gasp!). I am surprised at some of these things I've read on this topic.

 

sportsmanship- 1. fairness in following the rules of the game. 2. Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing.

 

The guys who wrote the definition were probably a babies too.

[I Love HS Football]

The band playing while the opponent is trying to run a play, whether it bothers them or not, is bad sportsmanship. Am I even in the South? I thought we had that thing called "common courtesy"? I do not, for the life of me, understand how people are actually arguing that this is not bad sportsmanship. I am pretty sure a musical instrument is the definition of AN ARTIFICIAL NOISE MAKER. Those are not to be used at games to distract the teams. The band has a role at football games, and I didn't know crowd noise was one of its new functions. Hey, if so, let's do it right and hire out the local garage bands to come play in the end zone when the other team's on offense! No, let's not. Let's keep with tradition for once and use some common sense and...maybe some sportsmanship (gasp!). I am surprised at some of these things I've read on this topic.

 

sportsmanship- 1. fairness in following the rules of the game. 2. Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing.

 

The guys who wrote the definition were probably a babies too.

 

You are either: a) a woman using her husbands signin name, who doesn't really get the game of football or a male cheerleader.

[Antwan]

I've been to very few games that the bands (if they had one) didn't play when the other team was on offense. There is no rule anymore. If the refs did penalize...it was probably because they didn't know the rules. It only bothers me when our own band plays when we are on offense. It's not bad sportsmanship...it adds to the high school football atmosphere.

Edited September 21, 2006 by Antwan

[ImaOWL]

The band playing while the opponent is trying to run a play, whether it bothers them or not, is bad sportsmanship. Am I even in the South? I thought we had that thing called "common courtesy"? I do not, for the life of me, understand how people are actually arguing that this is not bad sportsmanship. I am pretty sure a musical instrument is the definition of AN ARTIFICIAL NOISE MAKER. Those are not to be used at games to distract the teams. The band has a role at football games, and I didn't know crowd noise was one of its new functions. Hey, if so, let's do it right and hire out the local garage bands to come play in the end zone when the other team's on offense! No, let's not. Let's keep with tradition for once and use some common sense and...maybe some sportsmanship (gasp!). I am surprised at some of these things I've read on this topic.

 

sportsmanship- 1. fairness in following the rules of the game. 2. Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing.

 

The guys who wrote the definition were probably a babies too.

 

Thats part of football. Lets stop all of the band playing and cheering at the UT football games.... Distracts Floridas offense....

[Footballfan15]

I know I was at the Tullahoma-Hillsboro game and the Tullahoma band played every time Hillsboro was on offense and it was at Hillsboro. Tullahoma has a very large band and it was very loud.

[John005]

You are either: a) a woman using her husbands signin name, who doesn't really get the game of football or a male cheerleader.

 

Speaking of bad sportsmanship. Thanks for the illustration.

[John005]

Thats part of football. Lets stop all of the band playing and cheering at the UT football games.... Distracts Floridas offense....

 

No one is saying or has said fans can't cheer. The Pride of the Southland Band plays during timeouts and stopages, not during game action.

[fromthetop2]

There are definitely rules in the NFL when the home team's music must stop. There are also rules in the NCAA covering this.

There are no clear-cut rules in the TSSAA.

 

That being said, be proud that you would have a band that A) would be there to support your team, knew WHEN it would be most advantageous to play.

 

I've seen too many examples when the band would play the team's fight song when their team had the ball, broke the huddle, and was driving for a touchdown on about the 15 yard line-which was right where the band was seated! I've seen the QB motion to the band for quiet-which incited the other band (and fans) to crank it up even more. Or even worse, the band NOT showing up for a home playoff game-because they had a LOCAL competition the next day.

 

We've had a thread on bands before, so let's not go down the road of what role a band should play again.

[I Love HS Football]

No one is saying or has said fans can't cheer. The Pride of the Southland Band plays during timeouts and stopages, not during game action.

 

Being a season ticket holder, I can say that you are WRONG!

Edited September 21, 2006 by I Love HS Football

[flngrvy]

This is real simple. The coach who is on offense can ask the head referee to have the band stop playing while they are at the line of scrimmage. I've seen it done even at the college level. I've never seen an official not enforce the request. You just gotta ask.