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Originally Posted by zeedonk
By that I mean, are we calling all travels in the 3-4th grade game? At my level, I think it's still a relevant question to ask the veteran partner, even though the proper answer is that we aren't making adjustments to level of play- a foul is a foul etc...
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I think it's a great question in this context, and I don't necessarily agree with your "proper answer."
"A foul is a foul" is really misleading. The same contact that is a foul in 7th grade may well not be a foul in 9th grade. It takes a lot less contact at lower levels to create an advantage than it does in high school.
Also, I will adjust to level of play with regard to travels and other violations when we're at the middle school level or below. I tend to apply advantage/disadvantage to violations at this level. There are some officials, however, who disagree with this, so it's good to communicate early and get on the same page.