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Originally posted by lrpalmer3
Most intramural games become hack-fest because officials don't want to and don't know how to face the whining and complaining of their "peers".
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Amen.
You've never really lived the game of basketball until you've T'ed up/ejected someone you see around campus on a daily basis. Or, worse, a next door neighbor or the really cute girl in your psych 101 class.
As to training, we at GW do a 1 hour rules meeting (this year, complete with a demonstration of block/charge and "his feet are moving" by yours truly) and a 90 minute "field clinic." If all you have is 45 minutes, spend about 10 minutes covering how to blow the whistle and give signals (open/closed palm, travel, basic fouls, etc.). Then have them go out on a court and show them where to look. Run through a few transitions/switches/rotations/etc. (depending on 2 or 3 person mechanics).
Most importantly, build up your refs. They catch on rather quickly - tell the refs to have fun and to worry more about focusing on the game than on where exactly to stand. They'll pick up mechanics as time goes by.