Advice on UIC meeting with coaches!

[Rcichon]

Keep it simple:

Ask Manager about specific ground [field] rules or at least cover field rules if any apply.
Ask them if all players have proper gear.
Review any recent problems that seem important to you to advise them on [jewelery on players, etc].

"Send up your Batter, Skip".

Even this will be too much for some.
Just remember less is more.

[mcrowder]

Rcichon - read the OP again... he's not talking about plate conferences at all. He's the UIC for a tourney, and talking about his coach's meeting (assumedly taking place LONG before games start, and with ALL coaches in attendance).

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rcichon

Keep it simple:

Ask Manager about specific ground [field] rules or at least cover field rules if any apply.
Ask them if all players have proper gear.
Review any recent problems that seem important to you to advise them on [jewelery on players, etc].

"Send up your Batter, Skip".

Even this will be too much for some.
Just remember less is more.

Reading Is Fundamental.

[Cub42]

Remind them that they are responsible for their :
1) Players
2) Asst. Coaches
3) Their fans behavior

[RPatrino]

Do you have any "special" rules for the tournament that are above and beyond the ones under the rule set you are playing under? Time limits, pitching restrictions, special ground rules, run rules, etc.

You might want to put them in writing and hand them to both the umps and managers before you start play. I've had it happen to me, something weird happens and there are no written guidelines to refer to.