• Situations where players attempt to tell referees what they are trying to do.
• More common in:
  • Higher-level games
  • Physical, experienced players
• There may be limited flexibility (“wiggle room”) in:
  • What is allowed
  • What is warned
  • What is penalized
• Negotiation involves:
  • Players communicating their intentions
  • Officials clearly communicating boundaries
• Important note:
  • Negotiation does not override the rules
  • Illegal contact that creates advantage must still be penalized

Dive deeper into negotiable and non-negotiable contact in the next sublesson **here.**