Holding

[LarryRc]

I believe in the philosophy of if its away from the play its not a hold. However I was the white hat tonight in a game that it was very clear that the kids were coached to grab the breast plate of the defense and "try" to hold them close. The problem was the defense was way stronger than the O line and they would create seperation every play making the holding very clear.

After the second hold in the first quarter the left tackle yells at his coach and says "the ref wont let me grab his breast plate, what do you want me to do?"

Long story short the umpire and I called 8 holds against them. The coach was outraged that we were taking it "personal" calling penaltys against his team. When I was close to his sideline he was chirping at me about the penalty discrepancy. 12 for his team and 3 for the other. I calmly explained that if his team wasnt holding almost every play the game would have been a good clean game. He didnt like my answer.

So my question is, is anybody else seeing this blocking technique being taught? and if so how are you calling it?