[Goose]

to mick

>I ask them to remove it, or sit.

Exactly. So what is the point in asking the coach in the first place if it doesn't mean anything?


ready to ref,

>You bring up some valid points. I prefer not to do the >pregame meetings but they are required by my state. I >prefer not to ask the questions but they too are required >by my state. Now if I didn't do them, would someone at the >state know? Probably not. BUT what if someone gets hurt >and they find out you didn't ask the pregame questions? Is >your butt now fried and your little referee career now >over?

If someone gets hurt, how can they trace it back to your pregame with the coach?

My contention is that no matter if we ask the coach or not, we are still responsible for making sure the players are properly equipped. In the situation above, as I said, no matter that the coach says they are properly equipped, it is still our job to check! So again, my point is why ask in the first place if it is still our responsibility?

Are you saying that by asking the coach it absolves you or your crew from responsibility? It is still part of our warm up procedure so in effect we are still accountable no matter what the coach says, or doesn't say.

goose