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Originally Posted by #olderthanilook
On more than one occassion in several games this past season, I've verbally told players to stay on the court as they ran the baseline (avoiding screens).
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You shouldn't be instructing the players. That's not your role.
If the act is severe enough, then you should be penalizing it, not talking about it.
If it isn't severe enough to warrant a penalty, then you shouldn't say anything.
Save the preventative officiating for situations in which two opposing players are involved and their conduct is borderline. Preventative officiating was not intended to be an excuse for not properly calling fouls and violations. How many times can John Adams say, "make the call and the players and coaches will adjust?"