The morals or bfeiels would, to some extent, fall under the officiating crew's job description, wouldn't it?But because the definitions of what is and is not sportsmanlike conduct changes as the rules of game-play change, the Rule Book is more like a country's constitution than a holy text. Moreover, holy texts are interpreted differently based on denomination. The rule book of X sport for Y season won't be as open to interpretation. If your foot is out of bounds, it's out of bounds. The consequences of an out-of-bounds foot does not vary from case to case.I'm probably over-thinking it, but there are league rules and game-play rules. There's the athlete on the field and off the field. Sure, when your competing against another team or player, you are free to exercise a degree of sanctioned violence. Even as a spectator and not a participant, you can justifiably get swept up in the vicariously lived through excitement of the athletes. You want to shout and curse and flail your arms about? Go ahead. Once the game is over, however, you must return to your normal self. A devoted follower of a religion, on the other hand, may not necessarily wish to keep their worshiping self separate from their normal self.
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