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Originally posted by dblref
Oz Referee:
Try doing a freshman girls (9th grade for us) game between 2 teams that have virtually no talent and see how many "jump ball" calls you have. I vote to keep the posession arrow. This also happens a lot in rec ball. This past Saturday, I did a 3-game set with 12 year old girls and my partner and I must have had 10-12 jump balls in one of the games! And there were no quick whistles...we let them "tug" a bit. Just happened to be a couple of teams (I guess) that could't seem to do anything but "jump ball". [/B]
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Dblref -
I do know what it is like, and believe me I hate these games as much as the next guy (or girl). My point is that the AP rule is unfair because it doesn't reward good defence. It is basically a rule that has been devised to make referee's live easier - mainly because so many of them can't throw a ball straight up in the air!