If I could change one rule, it would be....

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Great discussion folks, really enjoying this one.

Rich, I called one last year in a middle school game when a team was fouling late in the game. The player grabbed his opponent and bear hugged him big time. Easy intentional in my view but boy did the fouling team's coach come unglued on that one. Expected I suppose but my partner also told me in no uncertain terms that was a bad call.

You really have to take middle school coaches and partners with a grain of salt.

The best part of working varsity ball is that you rarely see that level of stupidity from players and when you do, the coach will usually be on the player, not you.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

You really have to take middle school coaches and partners with a grain of salt.

The best part of working varsity ball is that you rarely see that level of stupidity from players and when you do, the coach will usually be on the player, not you.

I certainly hear you on that one. Most of the JV and even Sophomore games I've worked have been worlds better than the Jr High and Freshman games, in terms of both the quality of the partners and the coaches. No big surprise there, I realize.