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Boy, I can see that moving up is going to require a lot of changes! Of course, I may not be doing any of the speeches at the higher level this year. With Jr Hi girls, the speech needs to be so much longer!!
A) "Shake hands and introduce yourselves..."
B) "I'm Juulie Downs, this is Jane Smith
B1) We will always be happy to answer your questions if you ask respectfully.
C) "Black (or whatever) line, other special rules (of which there are many in Jr Hi gyms!)
D) "You are responsible as captains to be certain no players on your team enter the floor with any jewelry, clippies, etc"
E) "Remember that sportsmanship is a Point of Emphasis this year, and your players should concentrate on maintaining a spirit of healthy competition."
F) "Has your coach reviewed the rules changes with you yet this year?"
or
"By now are you comfortable with the rule changes?"
G) "Do you have any other questions?"
If I don't do all of it (in about 35 seconds or less) I know it'll come back to bite me. Last year, I left out the part about the rule changes in March, and in the third quarter, a girl asked me, "When did they change the rule about the subs coming in all at the same time ?" IN MARCH!!
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