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"what do you discuss with the coaches pregame?"
Depends on the game. In the local youth Rec Leagues, where the same teams play each other on the same fields twice a week before the same umpires, after the first couple weeks they all know the local rules and the ground rules, so lets introduce, shake hands, and play ball.
In my men's and women's FP leagues, where many of the same players have been playing for 10 years or more, we don't even have pre-games. Just send them on the field and get the games going.
High School is a different story. In nearly all of 50+ games both I and the visiting team are probably at this particular field for the first time. Even though I may have been at this school before, it probably was not the same team (Var vs JV or FR). Thus the pre-game is going to be much more formal and much longer.
All the things previously mentioned:
Introductions
Line up cards
Properly equiped?
Ground rules
Game lengths, time between DH, weather conditions, etc.
Early in the season discuss new rules or special emphasis.
And - Always - Required "no taunting, positive sportsmanship" statement.
Then - Play ball!
WMB
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