ND vs Temple

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Duffman

You know why they don't do it at higher levels? Because a) they knocked it off when told to, or b) didn't and got called for it once in jr high. Regardless I'm not worried, I'm not arrogant, and I rarely work without two partners who are always helpful.on rules knowledge.

No, they don't do it because it's pointless. And while I might tell them to stop, there's no violation to call. Usually, a quick "knock it off" works. If that doesn't, and you think the contact rises to the level of a foul, you could call a double foul. You can also stand there and stare at them til the stop. You might be able to get away with making some sort of "you can't do that" call in a Jr. High game, but if you tried doing that in a high school game around here you'd be stuck working freshman girls until you figured out it's a good idea to know the rules.

In your area, with two partners who can help you with the rules, you can probably do pretty well. But that's nothing to brag about, to be honest. It's a sad indictment of the state of officiating in your area.

In most places, you have to be able to hold your own with the rules, or you won't be working varsity games.