horrified at officials

[JeffTheRef]

but they are no substitute for understanding the game.
The game is too fast and too complicated to rely soley on a the mechanics guidelines.

First among equals, know what's going to happen before it happens.

Then, move with a purpose.

And, while I'm being irascible, no one is going to stop me from hitting myself on the head as the signal for the defender doing so to the shooter!