Did I handle my mistake correctly?

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by kblehman

The 15-pt no press rule is often used in kids' tournaments. I guess this league decided to use it for MS games, too. There's really no penalty -- we're just expected to tell the defense to fall back to half court once a rebound is secured. If a steal takes place we blow it dead and give it back to the offense.

I can live with a no-press rule. It's the "no zone" rule (in kid's tournaments) I hate. Nearly impossible to watch for and enforce while watching the play too. And coaches go nuts if they see a defender not closing guarding his man, even if his man is OB.

I agree 100%. especially about the no zone rule, although I had to enforce it consistently in one league and once I got used to it, I kinda liked it, although not for good officiating reasons. It gave me a chance to slow down the players that are just a lot better than the others, which I know, I know I'm not supposed to be doing, but in this league (5th/6th grade girls) I felt a little better . But it was very hard for a couple of players to get the hang of since they were playing on travel teams during the week, and they couldn't see why now they weren't allowed to drop down into the key and go for the steal.

The trick to these things is to explain to the coaches before the game starts that you're not used to enforcing these, and if they start shouting, you're going to stop the game, and make them agree about the rules before the game goes on. Otherwise, you're just making it up yourself as you go along, and that's definitely no good.