[Bart Tyson]

Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Youth game. You will hear a lot from parents. If the calls for travel, over the back, etc., get excessive or come from one overly mouthy individual, I do believe you should caution them. If they go after you personally as in this case, I would have them gone. Nip it in the bud.

As for wishing you had the (whatever) to pop off a smart comment to coaches, players or the crowd, I hope you all have the sense not to do it. I personally am not even a fan of the handing whistle or dangling whistle maneuver. It may sound like a funny way of bringing some sanity back to the game, but I think it brings you to a level below where you should be operating. Remember the P-A-C matrix - you have to be the parent/adult when you are on the court.

In my own personal experience, I have seen a mouthy parent have a whistle offered to him. I have seen the same individual cautioned and tossed without a caution, and I felt both of those refs handled the situation better.

I agree Coach. "Silence can't be quoted".