Minnesota to Enforce Rules

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Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

is this link correct? (www.mshsl.org) does not work for me

The link to the mshsl site won't do you any good unless you are a state certified official. You would need to be able to login to the officials corner, and in that page there is a link to a powerpoint presentation on how to call the game "by the rules."

The main points of emphasis are no armbars, and no hands allowed. If you have your forearm away from your body, and make contact with your opponent, it's an automatic foul (offensive or defensive). For hands, it's called touch and play. You can use your hand to "find" your opponent, then they must come off. Hands on the opponent after the initial touch is automatic foul.

I've called a few games this year, and the kids pick up on how you call it fairly quickly (most of the time). I talked with an official that called a game with as many as 68 fouls, and one with only 4 total fouls on one team.

So, if the coach can teach his kids to play proper defense, his team will be fine.