Co-Head Coach Whacked

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

When I'm working a team I've never worked before, I ask when we go over for handshakes "who's the boss?". I have partners who will ask the players who the HC is during warm-ups. There is really no excuse for us not to garner that information prior to tip-off.

With the change in the pre-game conference contained in this year's Official's Manual, which now calls for ONE conference that includes the captains and the head coaches, this should be very easy information to get at that time. Call for the head coach from each team to join in the pow wow, and you have your information.

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

With the change in the pre-game conference contained in this year's Official's Manual, which now calls for ONE conference that includes the captains and the head coaches, this should be very easy information to get at that time. Call for the head coach from each team to join in the pow wow, and you have your information.

In Virginia we still do a players only captains meeting at mid court, usually between the 15 and 10 minute mark, and then meet and greet the coaches in front of their respective benches somewhere around the 2:30 mark of pre-games. At that time I'll ask who the HC is if I don't already know or its not clear.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

With the change in the pre-game conference contained in this year's Official's Manual, which now calls for ONE conference that includes the captains and the head coaches, this should be very easy information to get at that time. Call for the head coach from each team to join in the pow wow, and you have your information.

We don't do that in Wisconsin, either. Still a captain's meeting at 12 minutes and greet the coach at 1:30.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

With the change in the pre-game conference contained in this year's Official's Manual, which now calls for ONE conference that includes the captains and the head coaches, this should be very easy information to get at that time. Call for the head coach from each team to join in the pow wow, and you have your information.

Originally Posted by VaTerp

In Virginia we still do a players only captains meeting at mid court, usually between the 15 and 10 minute mark, and then meet and greet the coaches in front of their respective benches somewhere around the 2:30 mark of pre-games. At that time I'll ask who the HC is if I don't already know or its not clear.

Originally Posted by Rich

We don't do that in Wisconsin, either. Still a captain's meeting at 12 minutes and greet the coach at 1:30.

When do you all intend to join the rest of us in following what NF wants?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

When do you all intend to join the rest of us in following what NF wants?

I don't sit on the VHSL basketball committee, so I can't give you that answer. No one around here ever discusses it, go figure.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

When do you all intend to join the rest of us in following what NF wants?

I do what my state wants and they have a pregame protocol we are to follow.

[BillyMac]

The more coaches, the more fun the game is.

[Mregor]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

When do you all intend to join the rest of us in following what NF wants?

In AZ we don't do it either. We do captains at 8:00 and coaches @ 2:00.

[packersowner]

Whats the purpose for two different meetings? Or is the coaches meeting just a quick intro, "Hey, I'm Dewey and these are my partners Chet and Howe" Or are you doing something more formal during this time, like asking for game administrator, noting any specific court or other items, etc?

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by packersowner

Whats the purpose for two different meetings? Or is the coaches meeting just a quick intro, "Hey, I'm Dewey and these are my partners Chet and Howe" Or are you doing something more formal during this time, like asking for game administrator, noting any specific court or other items, etc?

We walk from our positions opposite the table over to the visiting bench, shake coaches hands, introduce ourselves, and I say, "coach, have your team ready to play on the 2nd horn and do you have any questions?" Then do the same for the home team.

Afterwards we are in front of the table for the anthem and lineups. Takes about 15 seconds per bench. My captains meetings may take 30 seconds. So about 1 minute combined for all of it.

If VHSL and/or my association ask us to change then I'll do what is asked but honestly it has never come up in my 10 plus years of officiating in this state. I'm pretty sure it was the same protocol when I played HS ball in the mid 90s, and I believe its done the same way in MD, where I worked for several years as well.

[grunewar]

Co-Head Coaches?

Luke Walton is curious as to which one gets credit for the victories/losses?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by packersowner

Hey, I'm Dewey and these are my partners Chet and Howe

My nomination for Post O' The Month. Wait? I'm being told ... What? Who? Never mind.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

My nomination for Post O' The Month. Wait? I'm being told ... What? Who? Never mind.

Yes, please, never mind.

It's only good once a year.

[Nakht]

I know in NCAAW, if a team says it has co-head coaches any technical foul given to one coach also applies to the other head coach. Had a friend who tossed a coach several years ago and it got out that technically speaking he also should have tossed the Co-head coach (they introduced themselves before the game and said they were co-heads). Naturally he didn't do this but we did get a good laugh over it

[SE Minnestoa Re]

Originally Posted by Rich

We don't do that in Wisconsin, either. Still a captain's meeting at 12 minutes and greet the coach at 1:30.

We had a Wisconsin team in Minnesota last week and the coach had a hard time figuring out he needed to be at the 12 minute conference.