Gary,
For one thing, this is the first year that Federation mechanics allows the high school referees to bounce the ball to the players.
At first I did not think that it was a good idea, since I thought the players would not be ready for the pass. However, if you move far enough away from the thrower-in and then bounce the ball they are ready and looking for the ball.
The other item is this. What if the player is not looking and we bounce the ball to them. The incure an injury and sue us. Where do we stand? Should we have yelled to them before we bounced the ball? Should we have waited until eye contact was made?
This opens a can of worms in an era when everyone is ready to litigate because "Johnny or Judy" is incapable of playing at the level where they are assigned.
Any comments?
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