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I think the question isn't one of telling him what he did wrong when you call a violation (if he asks in an appropriate manner!). Mark is questioning the pre-warning of a potential violation as opposed to simply observing play and calling the violation if and when it is warranted. If the kid is carrying and his coach doesn't note it and tell him about it (or if the coach does and the kid ignores it), then that is not your problem.
I tell my players when I see them commit "fouls" that aren't called (but may be soon if they keep doing it!), or when they are pushing for a violation to be called (e.g., hanging out in the lane). For instance, I have a guard who tends to dive in with the back shoulder on a ball hanlder as they go by, leading to lots of "reach-in" calls. I'll give her a little shoulder twitch and she knows what I am saying. I try to do it in a way where the player knows what I mean and I don't tell the whole gym they should have just had a foul or violation called on them. That is my job, not the ref's job.
[Edited by Hawks Coach on Feb 20th, 2003 at 05:39 PM]
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