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Friday nights? Put the foot out - they are old enough to know whether they should be on or off.
Below that? Even for JV, I'll tell them "You're on", "You're Off", or even "Back up" if they are hanging over the neutral zone. Peewee - that's where you might try reading the formation.
True story from my first year (maybe 3rd day) - I read the formation, noticing that he was the 8th man on the line, and told him to back up. Sure enough, after they get set, the wing on the OTHER side backs up a step, sets for a second, and then goes in motion. The other wing flagged it for formation. It was MY fault that my WR was in the backfield. I'll never do that again at JH or High school ages.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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