I'm not big on adjusting my rules interpretations to the age and skill level I'm officiating. I believe in consistency. If you call things one way for 12 year olds and another way for 18 year olds, you risk confusing them as well as yourself.
Now I will say that one should call according to the catcher differently at different levels. In addition, many leagues want umpires to be lenient on calling balks at the city league level.
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