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Dave,
One point I can't stress enough is:
Not only know your responsibilities on the field, but also your partners as well. The reason for this is when a manager/head coach comes out and asks you to get help, you can explain to him that "I can't go to him Skip because he's watching the B/R touch first base on that play - he has no responsibility for catch/no catch so he's not even watching that part of the play".
Once the manager understands that you and your partners have your own responsibilites during each play, he is less likely to push you to get help. Kind of like, "Skip, that's not fair of me to ask my partner for help on that play because his focus is on the runner and not the fielder. We only have two guys out here and we're doing the best we can."
There is also a mechanic we use that if another partner has some "useful" information that may change the outcome of the play, he will take his hat off as a signal that he may have some thing to add. That way, if I am in a discussion with a manager regarding a particular play and I glance over and see my partner with his hat off, then I know he must have seen something that I missed.
One last point, if you go for help, especially if you are just apeasing(sp?) the manager, you need to let him know..." Ok Skip, I will go to him for help but we are going to live with whatever he has - meaning we are NOT going to discuss this any further after I get his input." This will ensure that the manager does not start arguing with your partner and further delaying the game after you've gone for help.
Sorry to ramble on - hope this helps.
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