Fun and Frolic

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Very true, at all ages. With the little kids, I sometimes say "Mine." Nobody knows what to say then. For all ages, I will sometimes throw the question back. "How do you tell?" It is amazing to me how many players, including varsity, do not know the answer.

Sometimes when the team whose ball it is asks, I'll say, "I dunno. Do you want it?" When they say yes (or usually they shake their head) I tell them they can have it since they asked first. Once I had a kid respond by saying, "COOL! Thanks, dude."