It was a lower level game so the rule book was actually in my car. The coach did have a rule book on the sideline and wanted me to show him, but I told him no. After the game I offered to show him the rule in his book, but the coach told me he had already found the rule.

And, I don't mind. All in good fun.

We called this penalty no less than 6 times in two youth games this last weekend. During the first game, the offending team's coach asked what the penalty was for, when we told him he said "Oh man I forgot that was a penalty!" Evidently this reminder wasn't enough to keep his players from doing it twice more. :rolleyes:

There was one hit during the last game that in hindsight, I should have ejected a kid for. I guess I was a little hesitant to pull the trigger as a new guy.