[Freddy]

Don't mean to hijack this post, but it's on the same general topic; and besides, Billy Mac opened the door:

One thing not to say during the brief pre-game meet/greet with the coach: "So, coach, are there any questions you have about the rules?"

One thing good to say . . . "Coach, after a timeout or intermission, bring 'em out at the first horn; we'd like to make the ball live at the second horn."
(Funny thing, when I say that prior to a game, the players seem much easier to exit their huddles. When I don't say it, we spend the whole game like a dentist yanking out teeth extracting them from their bench areas. Saying "First horn coach..." twelve times each timeout gets old real fast.