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Originally posted by egausch
5th grade travel league, playoff game
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Read, 10 and 11 year olds playing in a RECREATIONAL league. Travel or house, it is still RECREATIONAL ball. These are children nothing more. At this level I blow whistle first and ask questions later. This holds for 7 year olds to 18 year olds in rec ball.
Sounds harsh? My nom de plume is RecRef for a reason. When you are involved in running a rec league your first duty is to the children. We drum into our refs the safety of the kids is paramount. Ten years ago I had a 9 year old taken away by the EMTs, on a team I was coaching, because a ref held his whistle. He gave me a smart butt reply as to why he held it. He never refed again.
In socialistic HS it is a different story. Ill hold the whistle if I think the lack of severity warrents the play to finish. Had one this past weekend. JV girl goes down on her knee and I allowed the fast break to continue. At the miss I blew the play dead.