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Originally posted by mick
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Right before the toss, just ask, "Have you guys played here before? Do you know about the division line thing?" And include any other rule changes that you know about. Then later they can't say they didn't know.
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Jewel,
I hope you are joking.
mick
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This doesn't seem so bad, mick, as long you understand that Juulie is talking about any rule changes for that court, not any NFHS rule changes for the new season. Kind of like baseball coaches and umps going over the ground rules of the ballpark before the game.
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Yea, yea, what he said!
Seriously, I have worked at a wide variety of different venues and I have learned that it's always best to just touch on the highlights before-hand. Saves lots of arguing later. For that court. Yes.
Where would be the joke?
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Jewel,
Okay, so it wasn't a tongue-in-cheeker. Hmmm.
Where you said, "Right before the toss,..., is what I question.
You cannot expect players to get a new rule and understand it in that short a time period. How do you tell the coaches? Do you just look over your shoulder and mention it from the circle?
The teams need time to adjust presses and offenses. They can't be blind-sided or ambushed like that.
mick
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I see your point. When I work at the local basketball club, where the rules change for the different levels of play, it's more of a difference for me than for them. I just get the players together right before the toss and say, "You kids know all about the funny time-outs, right?" or something, because they usually have been there more than I have. They don't need the whole formal thing, since they've already been playing there three weeks or three months or whatever. Then if I've joined in right at the beginning or if this is just a weekend tourney, they can just look puzzled or say "What?" and I get the coaches out and explain the whole thing. I do it that way because sometimes even if the coaches know, they may not have explained it to the players, and they may have picked up a few new players who haven't played there yet. My way, I'm trying to cover the bases, but with some efficiency.