[arthur_b9]

Thank you, Chuck for the excellent question you raised. I agree with Ron Pilo it’s an important procedural process of the game. During this meeting we are identifying essential roles we all play in this contest. We are exchanging very important information and setting firm that the number one priority for everyone involved in this contest is sportsmanship. I personally take a great effort to discipline myself to remember who are the floor captains mentally or visually and encourage you to continue the effort. Sometime I succeed and sometime I fail. Chuck, we have shared with you several ways to remember your floor captain’s. I shared that I use another tool by writing the captain’s numbers on the palm of my hand to help me visually remember. During the course of the game if we need to address any issues that arise to the captain’s I can quickly look at my palm and identify and share with my partner(s) who are the captains. If I have back-to-back games I line out the captain’s of the first game and do it again for our next game using the same hand. Is this an odd way of attempting to remember the team captain’s? Yes and No. Try it out and see for yourself. Again! I agree with Ron P. No matter how they were selected. The coaches and captains appreciate seeing you take the time to respect, identify and acknowledge the responsibility they have been given in assisting the officials in fulfilling the number one priority. In my next assigned game I’m going to use half of a 5” x 7” card to write my numbers down then make note of it on the scorebook as usual and put it in my front pocket. In most cases as mention you rarely need this information during the course of the game, but it’s there and available when you do need it quickly. Keep up the effort in finding a “trick” that works for you.




[Edited by arthur_b9 on Feb 6th, 2004 at 03:05 PM]