Men's Rec Leagues

[actuary77]

I have been working a lot of men's rec league games the past few weeks to get myself in shape in preparation for the upcoming HS basketball season.

For those of you who work men's rec leagues, is it just me or are most of the people who play in these leagues big whiners? I really don't like to give Ts during these games since we are expected to "take it easy" and let them play the game. But some of my games, I really couldn't help it. They were screaming right in my face. I figured if I don't T them up, the abuse will only get worse.

One thing that I noticed piss most of them off is when I call all reaches. I've learned from experience (in real HS games) that when I let these go, it would only get worse and the game would get more physical and fights might break. Should I just be more lenient with calls and "let them play"?

Sometimes I wonder, am I really that bad an official that they complain about pretty much everything, both calls and non-calls.

What do you think? Any advice?