whats the rule?

[tharbert]

Nope, but I'd bet it worked to an extent. All the parents scrambled to get the balls from their children and the school kids from the home school wouldn't want to penanlize their own team but...what happens if some kids from the other school are in the home stands with balls in their grubby hands. Now they have a pretty good weapon!

I would have the school administration take care of this without penanlizing either team. I'd still stop the game should any mini-balls still find their way on the court. I had a HS that did this on a couple nights and had no problems and all the smaller kids came out at half time to throw the balls around.

This is nothing more than crowd control. The administration and possibly the policeman if he has nothing better to do can watch for the next errant ball and penalize the fan, not the players. I wouldn't get involved.