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I had three games this year with long and drawn out pre-game activities - introducing teams from 25 years ago, Hall of Fame inductees for a particular school, homecoming crap, etc etc.. and you're right, it is easy to drift a little waiting. You have a set inner clock for how long everything should take once you walk on the field and when that's thrown off, your performance may suffer early.
What I've done this last year to fight that, as I noticed that I sleep walked throught the first 2 or 3 plays of the game, was picture in my mind the opening kickoff from where I would be positioned, then the first offensive play, then the first scrimmage kick, and then the first try. I would do this in my head over and over so by the time it came time to flip the coin and get on with the show, I was into the game already.
As an aside, do you R's introduce the rest of your crew to the captains before the toss or do you just introduce yourselves and move on?
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