Jr High...GIRLS

Originally Posted by IowaMike

I don't have a problem with an official not calling a technical in a middle school game for running on the floor during a live ball. I've had it happen three or four times, but my philosophy is to always call the T. I think it reinforces the rule to the kids. I'll always tell the player why they got the T. I really couldn't care less what the coaches think about calling it or letting it go. We all let things go in middle school games that we don't in a varsity contest. If you called every single travelling violation in a 7th grade girls game, it would take three hours to play it. I call a lot of varsity ball, but I still enjoy doing some middle school games every year. No pressure, and it's fun to work a kids 7th grade game then see them as a polished varsity player four or five years down the road.

Boy, you must have some really good 7th graders where you work. If I called every travel in a 7th grade girls game around here, I might as well as count the game as my 2nd day job.