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Good point you bring up lax fan.
It sounds like the officals where not doing there job and should had made a call. Not seeing the situation and under what sercumstances I can not judge. Anytime the ball is not in that five yard zone a call needs to be made. Either a late hit (ileagal body check), or a USC. Also the coach should be warned that this will not be tolorated. There are other elements that the kids need to learn other then hitting. It sounds like the coaches are not teaching the correct fundementals and these kids will always think this game is about "laying someone out".
All players should be aware of where the ball is located even in a scrum. This is what sperates good players from great players. Ball awareness as a lacrosse player is something that should be taught at the earliest of ages.