'Blowout' Scores Are for Bullies; Ciac Rule Will Curb Football Coaches Who Only Want to Run Up the Score.

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Some high school football coaches in Connecticut don't know the difference between winning a game and humiliating an opponent by beating a team by 50 points or more. That's on-field bullying, the very definition of offensive conduct in an environment that is supposed to stress education and good sportsmanship. The high school playing field is no place for dog-eat-dog ruthlessness against a poorly matched, weaker team. Since some coaches, notably one in New London, don't understand they aren't coaching pro ball, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athlete Conference has decided to step in, after three years of study. The CIAC's Football Committee has adopted a new rule: A high school football coach will be suspended from his next game if he lets his team humiliate another by beating it by more than 50 points.

The rule has provoked some controversy. But, the spirit behind it is not only good but shared by many coaches. "Those idiots (who) don't understand you're hurting kids when they run up the score deserve that rule," one coach told the Register.

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'Blowout' Scores Are for Bullies; Ciac Rule Will Curb Football Coaches Who Only Want to Run Up the Score.

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