Middle School Game

[doubleringer]

Yes, Monday we had a V coach argue early in the game that the offense cannot be called for a kicking violation (we had one on a loose ball, great call by one of my usual partners). Later, his assistant that had been a pain for too long got a T for arguing where the ball was to be put in after a TO. We were going across from the bench and he wanted to argue that it should have been at the bech because "that's where the TO was called." Long night at the office.

[Eckley]

Girls HS JV game. Team A in the front court. A1 pass tipped by B1 and ball deflects into the backcourt. A1 goes into the backcourt to retrieve the ball and dribbles back into the front court. B coach starts chirping that it was a backcourt violation because Team A had team control. I didn't bother acknowledging him.

[chartrusepengui]

7th grade conference game. Sideline inbounds near division line. Player A1throws a weak pass towards A2 in backcourt. B1 races over, steals the ball and scores - no whistle. Coach goes balistic wanting us to stop game because everyone knows there is a "no press" rule for middle school.

While I understood what he was saying - in our area grades 4 and 5 have no press until final two minutes of the half BUT grades 6 and up all use NFHS.

[Eckley]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

7th grade conference game. Sideline inbounds near division line. Player A1throws a weak pass towards A2 in backcourt. B1 races over, steals the ball and scores - no whistle. Coach goes balistic wanting us to stop game because everyone knows there is a "no press" rule for middle school.

While I understood what he was saying - in our area grades 4 and 5 have no press until final two minutes of the half BUT grades 6 and up all use NFHS.

We have the same kind of no-pressing rules around here. They are good, especially for younger kids, but people tend to take them to the extreme. I had a situation a few weeks back where A1 and B1 were both fighting for the ball on a rebound in A1's front court. Neither player gained control and both eventually ended up holding the ball. Naturally, I whistled and called a held ball, but fans started chirping "No press!"