5 Second OB Call...

[Mark Padgett]

FWIW - we tell all the refs in our rec league, which works games in grades 3-12 (although the vast majority are in 3-8) to make the calls on these infractions. It's not that we want to be nasty (at least that's what I tell the parents), but our philosophy is to demonstrate to the kids what is and what is not a violation, and that there are consequences to their actions. We feel that's the best way for them to learn and we use this as a "teaching tool". Our hope is that after getting called for a violation and losing possession a few times, they'll learn not to do that. Our experience over more than 25 years is that this works a lot better than just continuing to give warnings or to just "let things go".