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Originally posted by rainmaker
To find out how strict you need to be, contact your liability insurance carrier and let them be your guide. Whenever I have to tell a player not to play and a coach or parent gets snippy about it, I end up saying, "I can't afford to lose my house, my car, my kids' college education." Refs DO get sued when kids get hurt, and kids DO get hurt. If your liability insurance won't cover you, you'd better not take the chance.
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In addition to the insurance company, I'd ask the state office (or the equivalent) for a rule interpretation as to what is or is not allowed. That way, if it goes trial, you can't be accused of not following the rules.
I tend to think the best route to take is to be more strict rather than more lenient. The rules state that it is in the referee's judgement, and a judgement in this issue could come up in court.