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At the Youth Level it is all about the safety of the kids, learning the game and having fun. You have to explain the Rules to them so they know why something was called. Stress that defense doesn't involve hand-checking, explain the screening rule so moving defenders don't get clobbered, set them up correctly on free-throws, etc.
I tend to be very lenient at this level so the kids don't feel that they failed. Exmaple: If a kid is over the line after inbounding a made basket, I'll blow the whistle and make him go back and inbound it from behind the end line so they learn the Rule.
Depends a lot on what the League is stressing? Hopefully, it's more instructional than competitive at that age. Good luck!
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