Interesting. Well, the one league I work, the participation rules are included with the special basketball rules (no press/etc).
I only asked about it because the referees get sucked into this. My philosophy is that I'm not there to monitor or enforce the participation rules. That's why the parents / scorekeepers are there. HOWEVER, the referees do need to know what the rules are to answer any questions about it.
As a vet, I know the rules backwards and forwards, but the high school and college kids reffing (and also coaching) don't know the rules well and all sorts of weird stuff happens. It is unfortunate, but that's the way it is.
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