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The Florida High School Athletic Association has suspended Miramar coach A.J. Scott for three months following his ejection from the Miramar-St. Thomas Aquinas game on Sept. 20, according to a FHSAA incident report.  The suspension, which runs through Dec. 23, means Scott will miss the rest of the regular season as well as any Miramar postseason games.  Late in the game, Scott said he wanted to talk to the head referee about how he saw St. Thomas players committing unsportsmanlike conduct toward Miramar players. Scott, who has been the Miramar coach since 2017, said he called a timeout and walked to the middle of the field to talk to the head referee, which is shown in video provided by Scott to the Sun Sentinel. After he walks to the middle of the field, two referees throw flags and he was ejected from the game.  “I feel like I did not come with a threat,” Scott said. "All I did was speak loudly, ‘I want to talk to the white hat.’ And he chose to throw me out of the game because of that.“I called a timeout. I did everything I was supposed to do. And I dispute this, and it’s not right.”  According to official Bob McKinney, who filed a report with the FHSAA, said Scott “attempted to physically confront the Referee (Bob McKinney) and Umpire (Jim Wilson) in the middle of the field. The Miramar (head coach) had to be physically restrained by his players and assistant coaches. Due to his aggressive, combative actions there was the potential for physical harm to the officiating crew. The Miramar (head coach) then broke free of his players and assistant coaches and had to be physically restrained two more time by his players and assistant coaches before he was escorted off the field.”  The official’s report continues, saying, “This situation had the potential for a physical confrontation if not for the actions of the Miramar players and assistant coaches.”  The FHSAA administered a Level 3 suspension against Scott, initially suspending him for a full year. After an appeal from the school, the suspension was reduced to three months.  Scott denied the official’s account of the incident, saying he went out to talk to the head referee and was not combative. He said the extent he was physically restrained was when an assistant coach grabbed his wrist and told him to go back to the sideline.  “As the head man, I’m (the players’) spokesman," Scott said. "I’m allowed to talk to the white hat; I’m (the players') attorney. And that’s all I was doing — being my kids’ attorney.”  Scott said he didn’t understand what he did to warrant a three-month suspension.  “I never used vulgar language, I never attacked the referee, I never raised a finger or pointed at a referee,” Scott said. “I am still lost on the reason why I’m getting three months’ suspension.”

 
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1 hour ago, Jags904 said:

That’s a BS suspension. I have seen and heard refs doing absolutely awful things and when reported the FHSAA tucked their tail and did nothing. Pathetic abuse of power. 

What is BS about it Jags904? Did you attend the game? Do you see what happened? Did you hear what happened? Where is the pathetic abuse of power? What absolutely awful things have you heard or seen officials doing?  What do you report to the FHSAA?

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12 minutes ago, gatorman-uf said:

Jambun

If we were to believe coach that he called timeout to talk to head referee, if he walked fast and talked loud (even if he was yelling about a missed call), is the referees first response to flag and eject.

Gatorman-UF, I do NOT believe the coach. I am inclined to believe that the officials did the right thing, but I have no proof at all.  Two unsportsmanlike fouls on a player or coach is an automatic ejection. If what was described in the report actually happened, then the coach very quickly committed two unsportsmanlike fouls. I know the FHSAA very well, that Association does not render a penalty this severe unless something very egregious happened with the head coach. How do we expect high school kids to act in a sportsmanlike, and respectful manner when adult coaches cannot act in this way, and show some respect for authority?

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10 hours ago, Jambun82 said:

Gatorman-UF, I do NOT believe the coach. I am inclined to believe that the officials did the right thing, but I have no proof at all.  Two unsportsmanlike fouls on a player or coach is an automatic ejection. If what was described in the report actually happened, then the coach very quickly committed two unsportsmanlike fouls. I know the FHSAA very well, that Association does not render a penalty this severe unless something very egregious happened with the head coach. How do we expect high school kids to act in a sportsmanlike, and respectful manner when adult coaches cannot act in this way, and show some respect for authority?

so you haven't seen the video but don't believe the coach however you call out people for not believing the ref.  hypocrite

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I saw the video and you can too if you sign up for the Sun Sentinel:).  It's hard to discern exactly what went down.  Clearly it was a charged situation...there were a lot of people on the field.  One appeared to be pulling the coach away.  And the guy shooting the video says the coach needs to calm down.  

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While the writeup @OldSchoolLion posted does give a good summary of the events, it does leave some questions open to debate and truthfully unless we could get the official crew from the game on here or maybe a video of the incident we won't truly know what happened (the article seems to be written from the coach perspective)

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2 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

I saw the video and you can too if you sign up for the Sun Sentinel:).  It's hard to discern exactly what went down.  Clearly it was a charged situation...there were a lot of people on the field.  One appeared to be pulling the coach away.  And the guy shooting the video says the coach needs to calm down.  

Ok so the writeup you posted does seem to describe a accurate summary of the events

 

From what you saw on the video did it look at any point like the referee was in a situation where he was at risk of physical harm by the coach?

 

Clearly the coach was not calm during the incident but was the coach at any point creating a situation where the official was at risk for physical harm?

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1 minute ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Ok so the writeup you posted does seem to describe a accurate summary of the events

 

From what you saw on the video did it look at any point like the referee was in a situation where he was at risk of physical harm by the coach?

 

Clearly the coach was not calm during the incident but was the coach at any point creating a situation where the official was at risk for physical harm?

I could not tell.  FWIW, I would have thought there would have been a little more urgency exhibited by the others on the field if coach was really that threatening.  We also don't know if there were other things leading up to this, earlier exchanges between the coach and referees.  

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1 minute ago, OldSchoolLion said:

I could not tell.  FWIW, I would have thought there would have been a little more urgency exhibited by the others on the field if coach was really that threatening.  We also don't know if there were other things leading up to this, earlier exchanges between the coach and referees.  

That is a good point as well

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14 hours ago, Jambun82 said:

What is BS about it Jags904? Did you attend the game? Do you see what happened? Did you hear what happened? Where is the pathetic abuse of power? What absolutely awful things have you heard or seen officials doing?  What do you report to the FHSAA?

Yeah I’ve seen the video. It was an abuse of power and you obviously love the FHSAA so our conversation ends here. 

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Also, I believe that a coaches first priority is the safety of his athletes and it is his responsibility to insure that steps are being taken to protect them. So yes I can definitely get behind a coach being extremely angry when he feels his players are not being protected by the refs. If refs have a problem with that, then maybe they don’t need to be in the business. It doesn’t pay well enough to not care about the kids. 

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14 hours ago, badbird said:

so you haven't seen the video but don't believe the coach however you call out people for not believing the ref.  hypocrite

Hypocrite huh? I will tell you what Birdbrain,, I have now seen the video, and I stand by what I said. The head coach NEVER is allowed to walk on the field like that, and say anything to the officials. The proper procedure is for the head coach to call timeout, and then have the referee walk to the sideline with another official. Obviously, the head coach did not give the officials that opportunity. Therefore he was ejected and then suspended by the FHSAA. I applaud the FHSAA' s decision, and I think that is unbelievable that this coach still doesn't realize that he was wrong.  

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Just now, Jambun82 said:

Oh yes, I just LOVE the FHSAA. You still haven't explained the abuse of power.

Do they use lube, spit, or just go in on you? 

Ejecting a coach for calling a timeout and going out to speak to them. It’s an obvious abuse of power. A coach trying to protect his players should be ejected is what I expect a typical ref to say. You must feel like God when you walk out on the field and feel so good when you can talk to coaches like they are scum beneath you. 

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8 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Close

 

Jambun is a "officials" homer in simple terms and I think he also active official as well but I'm not 100% sure on that

Officials Homer? I like that very much! May I use that in the future? I will give you full credit of course Purple and Gold Tiger Stripes Man.

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