Traveling

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by OG719
I officiated city leagues and HS for about 11 years in the 70s and 80s. Out of the game for a while, now getting back in by coaching my step-daughter's 10-12 girl's team. Some of the better players in our league have a tendency to carry the ball and it is never called. I don't have a current rule book, so does anyone have an idea how I can explain to our volunteer refs exactly what constitutes carrying the ball? Is it still called under the traveling violation? My daughter does it occasionally and I'm trying to convince the refs that they're not teaching these girls anything by letting them get away with it.

Thanks!

I suggest you confer, away from a game, with the person who's in charge of the referees. If that person feels as though he or she doesn't want to change anything, you should suggest he or she attend some high school games, to see what is accepted in your area, and you go, too. Or talk to the person who's in charge of hs refs in your area. If the standard in your area is more relaxed than the standard you were under 18 years ago (as I suspect it may be), you might as well benefit from that, and spend your practice time working on legal screens.