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Originally posted by TC
Normally I have to hunt him down after a long (punt or interception) change of posession.
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Here's something that has worked well for me. During my pregame, I always tell the ballboys this:
"When we have a punt or kick off, always go downfield where the receivers are before the kick. It doesn't matter if your team is kicking or receiving, go downfield. Most returns aren't very long. We're either going to need your team's ball, or we going to throw your team's ball off to you. Go downfield."
When the visitors gain possession, our BJ or umpire usually gets the ball from the visiting team's ball boy, freeing up the linesman. Also, on most long interceptions, our umpire gets the ball from the ball boy. That allows the LM to get the chains moving and the LJ and BJ to handle the players until we're ready to play.