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Originally Posted by zeedonk

A1 gets ball in post and turns and attempts shot. B1 grabs Q2 arm-tweet! As I hit whistle A1 regroups and jumps into B2 (pretty much all happened in a quick second or two- htbt).

I'm confused here, A1 shoots but whos arm did B1 grab?? Is this an off-ball foul?

In this day & age, I'd stay away from any touching of the players/coaches.
Verbally say "nice play" that might not show up on tape, patting of the butt will definitely show up & may take on a life of its own if you piss off the wrong person. And it doesnt take much for US to piss someone off.

All in all, you kinda brought this one on yourself.

Originally Posted by zeedonk

Having said that, it appears to me that this is being made out to be so much more than it is. If I give a kid a tap on the shoulder, back or behind to get him to come to the spot where he needs to be for a throw in, I see no problem with that.

JMO, but *Ewww* not that it matters to your career at all, but I see a huge problem with THAT! Keep your hands to yourself, use your voice & a different cadence in your whistle when you want them to move.
We have too much to lose by touching players/coaches in a situation where half of the participants or more will hate you after the game.

Originally Posted by zeedonk

I would agree with those who might suggest that a problem with "too much" touching is a larger societal issue, but I am not letting a kid yell at me to get my hands off him.

Again, you brought this one on yourself. I dont think physical communication helps bring anyones emotional level down, but verbal can & when it doesn't (as in your situation) I wouldnt then piss em off even more by touching them.