3 on 3 mechanics

[mj]

I work one of these a year only because it is in my home-town (small). I always work as the lead. I always start out on the left side of the lane because the ages I work for this tournament is 8th grade and below. Most players at this age predominantly use their right hand so you have most of the action in front of you. I do slide over if they go left though.

My philosophy for these is to talk ALOT. Any hands on while a player is driving is "hands" from me. If they don't take them off, I have a whistle. Same thing in the post. I tell the players this before we even start.

I do not call anything off the ball unless it cannot be ignored.

I absolutely hate doing these tournaments but this has worked ok for me. To me it's not even close to how I or anyone should call a "real" game.