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Originally Posted by just another ref
I often tell coaches there is tolerance for straying from the box, and tolerance for whining about calls, but not both at the same time.
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Yep, as I said, I never would have known how referee's
might look the other way so to speak on small things as long as I'm acting like a professional and not running my mouth until I started reading the threads in here.
There has been a number of other things I've learned in here that have really helped me. You guys don't just make the calls and go home. There's another "game" within the game going on too, a game that is less defined by the rule book than it is by unwritten rules of decorum, tradition and respect for one another. I've learned that if I play that game right, I can probably appropriately ask a question about a call and it's not a conflict. And if I stray 1-2 feet onto the court once in a while to avoid tripping over feet as I walk, it's ignored.