justneededaname
SILVER ELITE
First off, let me say, I like the build out line. My oldest played before it was implemented and now I am experiencing it for the first time with my DD. And, like most/all of our parents, I don't know what the actual rules are for implementing it in a game.
Second, her team played three games this weekend and all three had refs that were very good with these young inexperienced players. Except, all three implemented the build out line differently.
This was our girls first time playing with the build out line so in each game the refs spent a lot of time teaching the girls their rules for how to implement it. Unfortunately, that meant a lot of time was spent in each game explaining how to play the build out line. Our girls are 7 so they are easily confused. But they are also good learners. In the first game they learned the rules. Then in the second they tried to play by them only to find out the rules were different for this ref. So they relearned them. Then in the third game they tried to apply them, and again, had to relearn them for that game.
As I said, I don't know the rules, so I don't know which ref was "right". Each interpretation to me was perfectly acceptable. I would just prefer some consistency so that the girls can spend more time practicing what they learn instead of having to relearn each time.
Second, her team played three games this weekend and all three had refs that were very good with these young inexperienced players. Except, all three implemented the build out line differently.
This was our girls first time playing with the build out line so in each game the refs spent a lot of time teaching the girls their rules for how to implement it. Unfortunately, that meant a lot of time was spent in each game explaining how to play the build out line. Our girls are 7 so they are easily confused. But they are also good learners. In the first game they learned the rules. Then in the second they tried to play by them only to find out the rules were different for this ref. So they relearned them. Then in the third game they tried to apply them, and again, had to relearn them for that game.
As I said, I don't know the rules, so I don't know which ref was "right". Each interpretation to me was perfectly acceptable. I would just prefer some consistency so that the girls can spend more time practicing what they learn instead of having to relearn each time.