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I don't allow ANY gesturing, and only a few words, if spoken respectfully, from players who are complaining about calls. My only exception to the gesturing part is towards the end of an intense game, I may choose to ignore an "involuntary- due to great emotional involvement" gesture, as long as it was not obviously directed towards an official.
Two examples....towards the end of an extremely competitive playoff game, I saw an official T a player for slapping the floor (from a prone position) after losing a ball out of bounds. In my mind this was unnecessary. In the other example, same atmosphere, State Tourney, a girl, after getting called for a travel, bounced the ball hard to the floor, missed the ricochet, and the ball bounced high over her head. Officials chose to "look the other way".
What do you think?
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my bad, my bad......or was it yours? 
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