What would you do?

[JRutledge]

All I am saying is what rule we are talking about is not hard for the players to understand and if called the sky is not going to fall for these kids. This is not like trying to determine a kid travels because he can barely get his arms around the basketball. I am all about adjusting to the level, but this rule we are talking about does not need that much adjustment IMO.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... rule we are talking about is not hard for the players to understand ... this rule we are talking about does not need that much adjustment.

JRutledge: Several Forum members tend to disagree with you (and several agree with you). Let's agree to disagree, and go back to our corners and handle it the way our assigners wants it done.

Originally Posted by AremRed

... blow the whistle and point to the player to properly inbound the ball ... depending on how generous and/or teachable you are feeling.

Originally Posted by Adam

7th grade? I'd probably kill the play and bring them back, depending on the talent level on the court.

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

This is what my partner & I did in our 7th grade game last week.

Originally Posted by OKREF

Elementary, and Junior High, I am stopping play and bringing them back for a proper throw in, once, and explaining the correct thing to do. After that I am calling a violation. All other levels no warning, it's a violation.

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Falls into the same category as getting them lined up for free throws properly...certainly not by the book, but I'm looking to help teach the game at this level.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I think you have to read the game to know. Some times they should know better, sometimes they're barely able to hold the ball. At those levels, you have to call the game to a level that they specific players in the game are ready for.

Originally Posted by KevinP

It's 7th grade basketball. Blow the whistle as soon as they grab ball and tell the player what to do ... we are not only enforcing the rules but coaching a little bit in the younger grades. I've never had an opposing coach get upset for helping out on a play like that.

Originally Posted by Adam

... whether I agree with the rest of your position (I do).

Originally Posted by Adam

I agree, and I probably approach this the way Billy does.

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

...after 3 weeks of practice still don't know they can't dribble with both hands, or they can't stop a dribble and then dribble again.

[Adam]

I'm probably somewhere in the middle between you two, but...

And, with that....