Rec rules

[gslefeb]

Mercy rule - 25 pts for a no press - is a lot of points for 6th grade and below.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by gslefeb

Mercy rule - 25 pts for a no press - is a lot of points for 6th grade and below.

I agree, but two points - first, it's been my experience that in this league, most coaches pull off the press at the lower levels when up by about 15 - second, they didn't want to "confuse" the refs by having different rules for the different grade levels because it's typical to have games for vastly different levels in sequence.

[dsturdy5]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I agree, but two points - first, it's been my experience that in this league, most coaches pull off the press at the lower levels when up by about 15 - second, they didn't want to "confuse" the refs by having different rules for the different grade levels because it's typical to have games for vastly different levels in sequence.

Are you sure it is to help the refs or is it to help the coaches who may not know which grade they are coaching? After all, my experience in these leagues is the lower the grade, the closer to the NBA these coaches think they are.