To Whack, or not to Whack

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I wouldn't think of wacking them either although there are rules for numbers that are legal & illegal. Kind of a funny story here: About 5 years ago I had a jr high game (7th grade) where 2 players on the same team had the same number (they had a lot of kids--likely an honest mix-up). I didn't want to but I had to wack'em. He leaves the game and comes back in a few minutes later with a different jersey (I was the lead when he came in) so my partner T's him up again for not being in the book!! Automatic ejection. Poor kid, doesn't even get to play and gets kicked out. I thought that was a bit harsh.