pee wee rules adjustments

[just another ref]

Originally posted by BayStateRef
My other gripe -- no back court defesne for most young rec (and travel) leagues. If an offensive player makes a pass to no one -- or even to someone on the other team -- the defensive player is not allowed to touch it or catch it. I call it, but then moan that it's a horrible rule.

This is a rule which has evolved over time in our league
because of just what you mention here. Once a player loses control in the backcourt, all bets are off. This can be a pass to no one or to the wrong team, as you describe, or if a dribbler bounces the ball off his/her own foot, it is anybody's ball, help yourself. Also, on a related subject, it used to be since there was no backcourt pressure allowed, when a foul occurred it did not count. The kids caught on to this, I think, and often took a casual whack at the ball/ballhandler as they passed, and whatever they hit was of no consequence. Now we do count the foul in the backcourt, and the problem has been minimized.