How do you call 'em?

[mick]

Originally posted by Mike Burns
Is there any difference in the way you call a Frosh or JV compared to Varsity? What about girls compared to boys?
Given the difference in age and athletic ability do you allow more "incidental" contact in a lower level and call varsity tighter?
If you let a little more contact go in a lower level game, do coaches complain about this?

Thanks for your feedback,
Mike

Mike,
For all levels, I call advantage/disadvantage for fouls, as I see them.

I think my variations in the rules pertain primarily to violations. At 7th, I let the pivot foot slide, the slight carry/palming, the coordination violations.

At 8th, 9th and JV level I call to the abilities of the better team. The looser calls almost always penalize the better coached teams. Although, in many cases, the better teams merely adjust. No biggie.

Varsity I call the rules, as I understand them.
If two Varsity teams are playing like crap, I going to blow the whistle a lot of times.

I do not judge between girls and boys, only levels.

Treat a player like they could be, and should be, and they'll be come the player they could be and should be.

mick