Unsporting Acts

[tomegun]

I have very little tolerance of unsporting acts in a high school basketball game. Every state doesn't hold a meeting with the coaches prior to the game; Mississippi requires it. Although we aren't required to do it here in Vegas, I make it a part of what we do when I'm the R. I use it as communication to let the coaches know that they can talk to us (not at us) during the game when we get in front of them during a natural rotation - we are not going to make a special trip just to talk to them. I also talk to the coaches about sportsmanship and how his or her players will likely follow their lead. This helps a little and I'm willing to accept baby steps when it comes to sportsmanship.