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Originally Posted by All_Heart
We have a big tournament with some of the top teams in the state. Last year during a different tournament on MLK day there were fights in the game. 
What should I say in the pregame with the captains & coaches to get the game started off on the right foot? I was thinking that everyone from both teams could meet in the middle for the pregame and we could emphasize sportsmanship.
I thought about mentioning that last year there was a fight in a game I officiatied on MLK day and that we WILL NOT have that happen today.
How about talking to the captains about their leadership and that today they have a great responsibility to look out for their teams and coaches.
My game is in a couple of hours so I was just looking for some ideas.
I am caucasion, does that change how you think I should approach this?
On a side note what would you do if A12 doesn't like a call you make and sits down at half court to "peacefully protest" a call.  |
... and learn for themselves what MLK was really all about. Not the cartoon character that the media will portray him on this day and 365 days a year. He was on the verge of bringing all of the energy of the civil rights movement to the anti-war movement and communicating clearly to the american people the the American government was "the greatest purveyor of violence on earth". MLK had decided to use the full force of his integrity, moral authority, and international prestige to challenge the government.
Encourage the kids to discover
that Dr. King -- the real Dr. King. They can start with William Pepper's book
An Act of State.
Wort.
Oh yeah, and to play the whistle!