Talking to players

[Pantherdreams]

I get the preventative officiating is important and plays a role. I think at a HS level you've got to read the level of the game, players and coaches involved to make preventative decisions. Anything higher then high school though unless you are cleaning up borderline plays that may escalate. You have to make calls or let it be.

With kids/coaches/teams who know the rules they are playing at the edge of the rule intentionally. Accidents/crossing the line they expect to have called. Coaches in those games don't want you telling kids not to reach or clear the lane. They either want their kid to keep playing the way they are playing or make an adjustment once you've called it a couple of times.