I learned by experience to work adult league games only on Sunday or Monday nights. Tuesday maybe. I used to work the Thursday/Friday leagues but those were major trouble as the week's work frustrations were all taken out on the opposition.
Church leagues are similar. Go get physical with someone, let the frustrations out. Set the tone early by calling fouls that need to be called. If they start to get rough, T 'em. You'll know it when you see it.
Adult leagues are similar to girls basketball in that every little thing is contested, in the beginning anyway. Either they'll get tired and calm down, or get tired and rev up. Let the game come to you.
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