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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
When I do adult basketball in the off-season I engage in a lot more conversation with the players. At some point you just say, out loud, "ok, that's enough, play basketball". After that point you then have to follow through when someone crosses the line. Do that a couple times and you will find the players will respect you and move on to either playing basketball or finding another official to whine to.
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I've enjoyed it actually. Only done it a few times but it's much easier (to me). You can engage a little bit and sorta give their crap back to them if they are a little mouthy. With anything in life, you draw your own line and make it known you have done so and if they don't listen, issue the penalty.
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