handchecking

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by Alaska Ref
In my post i said i like to try and let the teams set the flow or tempo of the game. I work hard at trying to talk them out of a few fouls, but by no means am i swallowing my whistle. I don't go out on the court to give a clinic in blowing the whistle ether. If the players are not going to respond to "preventive" officating then the whistle will get a work out when fouls accur.

I still believe our job is to prevent unnecessary game interuptions. I also believe the best compliment that a coach, fan or player can say is "who were those referee's tonight".

Good Luck

Don, I agree with your attitude of talking to the players,
and I will warn if I see them in a sitch that might lead
to me using my whistle (press in backcourt, low post
match-up, etc). It is better to say "watch hands"
or "off his back" than it is to disrupt the flow. My only
point was in the first 2 minutes when you set the tone
it's got to also be set with the coaches & bench folks
(and to a much lesser degree the yahoos in the stands).
Warning does not do this, IMO.