Disheartened

[jeffpea]

Here's the best advice that I can give you: BLOW THE WHISTLE.

The fewer the number of officials, the more whistles you should have.
You are absolutely going to miss calls in this game (fouls, violations, 2pt/3pt shots, etc). You and the game are much, much, much better served by blowing the whistle too much, rather than not enough.

You have to establish the "ground rules" for the game (what is a foul and what is not); you can only do that by blowing the whistle. The players and coaches will adjust. 99% of the block/charge plays should be called charges (keep guys from putting bulling their way to the basket and ruining your game).

So, whether alone or with a "guy from the crowd" - blow the whistle. Don't worry about primary/secondary - blow the whistle. At the first sign of problems between players or involving coaches - blow the whistle (T). Problems with fans - blow the whistle, stop the game, and have them removed.

As a friend of mine from "down south" says: "a short leash makes the dog walk straight!"