Was doing my junior league games yesterday (i.e. 3-4 graders). We all know that most are not the most coordinated, so my partner and I let a few (JUST A FEW) things slide. We know that, the table knows that, the coaches know that.
One example of a 'slide' would be a very slight foot shuffle. Again, not the most coordinated kids. But if they move A LOT, partner & I make those calls.
I stuck around after my games to see a friend of mine work. A parent (i guess), very tactfully (which I am very responsive to answer to), asked what I saw or didn't see. He was wondering what considerations my partner & I took in [not] calling these type of violations. I told him about their skill levels, advantage/disadvantage, etc. Otherwise, we'd be there all day with violation calls. He wondered if the kids were learning anything from our no-calls, which got me thinking also that he has a very good point. Since we ARE there to teach these kids, what should I do for these violations?
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