It's tough being a rookie

[Bradley Batt]

Now, let me play devils advocate. What if I work the same school twice in one week, and I know a certain player worked in 3 or 4 games. As the vet official told me this is not my concern. Do I fill out a report?

Coming from another Texas official, I would say don't worry about this. You are right - rookies have it hard - and they have too much to worry about to go looking for trouble. This is not something that is your responsibility - it is truly the responsibility of the coach.

That being said, the coach should not have acted so harshly when you were just trying to figure out if it was something that you needed to enforce. It's unbelievable how some of these coaches act - especially at the sub-varsity and junior high level.