Here's some rules to compare

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Here's a rules matrix for our local kids rec league.

I hate the no zone defense rule. I understand the reason, to teach kids how to play man to man defense, but when my daughter played under such rules she would occasionally leave her man to help a teammate who got beat and then she would be called for a zone defense violation. That was one of the reasons why we decided to switch from recreation ball to a travel team the next season.

Another reason was that our recreation program had a no free throw policy (shorter side courts in the gymnasium didn't have lane lanes painted on the floor). She would get hammered going to the basket and not get any free throws, just a throwin from under the basket.

It wasn't a total waste of time. She had a great coach, and made some new friends, but the move over to travel the next season was the right move.