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I think Juulie may be referring to the local kids rec league in my town. Years ago, we didn't allow zones at any grade level. If an offensive player was within 20 feet of the basket, they had to be guarded. Over the years, we changed that for three reasons. One - it was incredibly difficult to teach to new, young refs. Two - experienced refs who worked our league had difficulty with it because it was different from everything else they worked so they weren't used to recognizing it. Three - it came to pass that we felt zone defenses were a more accepted part of the game.
Now we only disallow the zones in 3rd and 4th grade games. They're OK in everything from 5th grade through HS. The change hasn't had a negative effect on the games and there's no plans to change it.
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