Five fouls and allowed to continue.

[theboys]

Well, as ridiculous as it sounds, maybe you could get both coaches to sign some quickly drawn up waiver allowing the kid to play. But, even if you don't do that, I don't see how the ref could be held solely liable since both coaches suggested and agreed to the condition.

The problem arises, though, with the point brought up by someone else - will the game degenerate into a foul-fest since players know they'll keep playing regardless? My son played in a HS summer league last summer, with fouls called, but no limit on the personals a player could accumulate. In one game, an opposing player realized he could hack at will, and had accumulated around 10 fouls before the coach removed him from the game. You could see the tension level rise with each foul, and, though they tried not show it, the officials grew weary of it, as well.