Help-Player in bounds and out of bounds

rainmaker · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Dec 04, 2004, 11:58pm

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Originally posted by mick

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Originally posted by RecRefNC
Well, Snap. Missed that one clear and clean.

Thanks for the reference, Mick.

Now a followup-from game management standpoint, would you call the T immediately (understand that it would immediately be called with Middle School or HS) but doing all of my work with rec league from anywhere from 7 yr old "mob ball" to HS rec league.

Looking back (and forward to first games in a couple of weeks), I can easily call this from 14 yr old and up, but would have harder time with younger players.

Thanks for any and all advice.
C

Chris,
For the record, I would rather have the penalty as a violation.
For rec ball, I would be wrong to, but sorely tempted to, stop play, explain the infraction, and give the ball to the other team. Then I'd go get either team next time, if necessary.
...Or I just call the "T" and "forget them".
mick

This is not a new rule, but a new POI this season. I've seen it twice in five years, and both times it was clearly a designed play that the players had worked on. I stopped the game, explained and then said that next time, they'd get a T. I know this is not what we're supposed to do, but I also knew that NO ONE knew this rule and it seemed to me grossly unfair to whack 'em just for being old (the coach) and stupid (the players). I will also note that neither of these situations involved varsity.