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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
The answer depends on the level being officiated plus the direction that you are being given at that level.
What gets a player T'd up in a high school game might be overlooked in a D1 game. And the same for D1 vs. NBA. Add in the different tolerance levels of officials and you ain't gonna get a hard'n'fast rule at any level imo.
What you can do is be consistent with your own tolerance level...at the level that you're officiating... and let the players and coachs adjust to you.
JMO...
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I have a shorter tolerance at local AAU tournaments then I do at the college level. While it is a sliding scale, there are of course definites. FU, being one of them!!
On a side note, I once had a college coach say loudly, but not too loudly "Youre the ******* that called our last game." I said "Be careful coach, I am adopted so who knows, you could be talking to your brother or uncle!". Didn't have much to say after that! Had that happened on a lower level, I may have whacked em. Since it was a higher level, not loud enough for everyone to hear and a situation I felt I could handle, I let it slide. And if she would have come back with a clever comment of her own, I would have let it go and chalked it up. The difference being, I have to see her and that team probably more, so going with the diplomatic approach IMO, was a best first step. In AAU, I don't know em, won't see em again, so less rope.
(BTW, yes I AM adopted. My parents always said when I was a teenager it was a good thing they lost the receipt!!)