Advice on how to handle mouthy players

[kyref10]

Originally Posted by doubleringer

I disagree. I never talk at pregame about what a foul is going to be or what unsporting is going to be. As soon as you do that, and something comes up that you try to address without a whistle, the coach that listened to your pregame will be up your butt about "you said that would be called at pregame, why wasn't it?". I just say, "Sportsmanship is the priority, you're the captains and the coaches, do a good job of representing your school."

There are too many variables that come up in this game to tell them exactly what an unsportiing act is at pregame.

When did I mention what a foul is going to be? I consider anything a kid has to say about what should or should not have been called "trash" talk. I'm not looking to T up kids and rarely have done so, but the original question asked how to deal with mouthy players. I just prefer to deal with it quickly and consider my captain's meeting their warning.