Illegal Formation

[ChicagoLJ]

How tight are you guys on this, and at what level do you maybe stop giving breaks??

I was working a freshman game this weekend, and on a two point conversion I had QB, two RBs, slot receiver, and the guy closest to me was off the line (there might have been a sixth man off the line). Conversion was no good, and I warned the coach that the formation was illegal.

Later they came out in that same formation, and I still had five in the backfield (I moved the guy closest to me up), and again told the coach. It happened a third time, and I threw the flag which nullified about an 8 yard gain.

I was thinking later, 'this is freshman ball, half these kids don't know where they are supposed to line up.'

Your thoughts?