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[Adam]

My "jr. high" was 7th and 8th. I wasn't aware there was a distinction between "middle school" and "jr. high" other than semantics. There was one district in my previous locale that had and 8th and 9th grade school.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

My "jr. high" was 7th and 8th. I wasn't aware there was a distinction between "middle school" and "jr. high" other than semantics. There was one district in my previous locale that had and 8th and 9th grade school.

Pretty much the way it was when I was a kid in both VT & Maine. In FL, they kept referring to "Middle School". So, I would think, "That is 5th & 6th grade." But, actually, grades 6-8 are housed in the same buildings, and are referred to as 'middle schoolers'. K-5 [as opposed to K-9] is the elementary school age group. And Junior High exists only in our minds.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

But, actually, grades 6-8 are housed in the same buildings, and are referred to as 'middle schoolers'. K-5 [as opposed to K-9] is the elementary school age group. And Junior High exists only in our minds.

That's how it is here, too, I just thought the semantics were arbitrary. Interesting.

[Jurassic Referee]

And none of that changes the fact that you're still only dealing with 10 & 11 year old kids.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And none of that changes the fact that you're still only dealing with 10 & 11 year old kids.

If the 10 & 11 year olds are in Jr High, they might not necessarily be the best athletes.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

If the 10 & 11 year olds are in Jr High, they might not necessarily be the best athletes.

The 10 & 11 year olds were in fifth and sixth grade, as posted by Billy. I don't care what group they were part of or how "competitive" their league is; they're still freaking kids. And imo, when you're officiating you should be making some allowance for that.

IOW maybe wait until they get selected to a Grade 7 competitive team before you start treating them like high school varsity players.

That was my point.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

The 10 & 11 year olds were in fifth and sixth grade, as posted by Billy. I don't care what group they were part of or how "competitive" their league is; they're still freaking kids.

That was my point.

Point taken. It was following a bunch of posts discussing jr high. Hence my confusion. Inadvertent whistle.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

When you're officiating you should be making some allowance for that.

Like this?

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I proceeded to tell the two boys to never do that again when an official hands you the ball for a spot throwin.

I would never communicate this to a high school varsity player, probably not to a high school junior varsity player, not sure about a high school freshman player.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

That's how it is here, too, I just thought the semantics were arbitrary. Interesting.

Here in Connecticut, for many years most towns had elementary schools (K-6), junior high schools (7-9), and high schools (10-12). About twenty plus years ago, based on educational research available at the time, towns started to convert junior high schools to middle schools (6-8). They figured that sixth graders were ready to move out of the self contained elementary classroom setting, where one teacher taught, for the most part, all subjects, to a setting where specialized teachers taught different subjects (science, English, mathematics, French, Spanish, geography, history, etc.). They also figured that since ninth graders were receiving high school credits toward high school graduation that they might as well be in the same building with the other "high school" kids. Junior high schools, for the most part, actually changed the name on the school building, i.e. John F. Kennedy Junior High School became John F. Kennedy Middle School.

As far as I know, there is only two "real" junior high schools remaining in Connecticut. They are part of a regional school district involving three different small towns. All three towns send their kids to one regional high school. The two smaller towns send their kids to one junior high school, located in one of those very small towns. The largest town sends it's kids to the other junior high school, located in that town. There have been several attempts to switch to a middle school format, but the largest town refuses to give up local control (like they have over their elementary schools) over their ninth graders and turn control of said ninth graders over to a regional district.