blocking and charging

[egausch]

Coach mb,
I coach a lot of 4th thru 8th grade ball. In my league the officiating definately, strongly favors the offense and often calls blocks on textbook charges. All the other coaches know this and also know which officials favor the offense more. They coach to this. I think it's a problem. I made the choice a long time ago to coach to the rules and not the league or officials. I'm driven toward player development in this age group, and not simply winning every game. It costs me games but its the right thing, for me to do, and for the players, IMHO. I want it to change and the best way I can influence the change is to coach to the rules and "Howl" a bit on the call.
EG