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Old Thu Sep 16, 2021, 01:54pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
I just tell them before I administer. I see no reason to stand around with non-verbals and wait.
Middle school players seem to enjoy figuring it out on their own, with the more savvy players helping out the novice players. Sometimes I'll even pretend to step on an offending foot.

Wouldn't do anything like this at any level of a high school game. Still wouldn't play gotcha, I would simply just point and say, "Line". These older high school kids know the rule, they just need a friendly reminder when they're momentarily distracted.
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