Rich, I'm going to agree with you on the coin hitting the ground. I won't say I'm always going to do that, but I definitely will when there's weather conditions that may affect my ability (or lack thereof) to catch it. This reminds me of the time I lost my silver dollar on a field with long grass. Showed up the next year for a game and guess what, the groundskeeper found it when he was mowing the field !!! As far as the knickers, I'm in 100% agreement.
I will agree with MD Longhorn as well. The kids had a good time, and were great sports all night. It was nice to not have to worry about the legal numbers as well, since we couldn't see them !!!