What are we teaching our kids?
I recently attended both seventh- and eighth-grade girls' basketball games in a school district in a land not-so-far away. At this event, I witnessed something quite disappointing.
Much to my dismay, the referees didn’t appear to care about the safety of the players. They rarely called fouls, charging, traveling or double-dribble. As I said to one parent sitting in front of me, “This is like watching MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) basketball.”