Am I being "That Guy?"

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Smitty

If there's a press I will always give the official warning. At lower levels I have tried the pre-warning warning, and each time I've had the opposing coach ask why it wasn't an official warning, which I really had no good answer for. So now if I deal with it, it's always an official warning. I'd rather do it the right way than get myself in trouble later on by warning one team unofficially and then later in the game have the other team interfere significantly enough that I can't let it go.

If it's a delay, then give the official warning.

If it's not a delay, then give the "pre-warning" as a game management tool. That can be your answer to the opposing coach.