Captain's meeting

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

We actually talked about this last night at our final association meeting of the season. The question about your team being properly equipped and ready to play is important. If that question is asked, you have now put the onus on the coach to make sure the players are properly dressed particularly since we have become fashion police.

I am not referring to the "properly equipped" comment. This is something that when I started was not done at the captain's meeting because the coaches were not involved. I am referring to the other comments about the coach’s box, lines on the court, or anything that should already be understood or addressed.

Originally Posted by Ignats75

However, that being said, I had a game this year where, when a kid took his warmups off to start the game---the nimrod had an illegal undershirt. We made the coach replace him. And before everyone gets their panties twisted, it was confirmed last night that the OHSAA does not want a T charged for a different starter. THe rationale being that the player was mandated to leave the lineup by the referee, not the coach.

OK.

Peace

[johnnyrao]

By this time in the season most coaches and players have heard it all but I stress sportsmanship, coaches maintaining the box, ask coaches if players are legally equipped, and tell players that we will not tolerate taunting, baiting, etc. The only other thing I will add is if we have anything strange at this gym (for example, coaches box lines are different colors because the lines also are used for another court).

Of everyhting I say, I ALWAYS ensure I tell the coaches to stay in their box at all times. I say this because our state director told us of an incident in a football game a couple of years ago where an official ran a coach over moving down the field. The coach was on the field and was hurt pretty bad when the official ran him over. The coach sued the official over his injuries. Since I heard that I always make sure I tell them to stay in the box. This way, I figure, if I ever run one over they can't sue me. That's probably pretty stupid and I have never ran into a coach on the floor, but it makes me feel better.