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Originally posted by Derock1986
Let me emphasize the fact that I work with kids! You can't deal with kids the same way you deal with adults.
Youth football is all about the kids. There are no scholarships or careers at stake. No money is involved.
I would question why someone would come to an online forum (which is mostly opinionated) to learn or better yourself as an official. I am sure there are more credible sources online where you could get information on officiating than this forum.
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Derock...I have been coming here for awhile and I see alot of posts towards you and alot of arguments with you. You said that you cannot deal with kids the same way as adults. I am guessing around 90% or more of the officials here are dealing with Junior High and older and most of the threads are about those game situations. So when you try to bring your youth situations into an older kids game situation, that is why nobody agrees with you.
You say that youth games are all about the kids. I agree that you have to let them play a little more but you also have to teach them the rules of the game. No money is at stake, but them learning the game how it is supposed to be played is at stake.
The third part of your quote says you wonder why someone would come here to learn. Well I came here because there are alot of officials posting here that have alot of knowledge about the game and how to officiate it. If you would read these posts instead of just looking at them, you will learn as well. I trust what alot of these guys say because of the time they put into their preparations. My goal is to go beyond high school ball into NCAA. That's why I want to learn and when you listen you can learn alot. That is fine if you want to do youth games, that's your choice. BUT remember that guys are also here that want to move up so don't give youth game situations in replace of high school situations. I am not here to rag on you, just trying to say what others have tried saying to you in different ways.