Pre-game Introduction

[bigdogrunnin]

Me (to Coach): "[My Name]. Pleasure to meet you Coach. Best wishes to your team." Done and gone!

I try my best to stay away from anything a coach may use against me later.

Had a coach tell one of my co-officials something pretty funny one time . . .

Partner: "Good luck to you coach."
Coach: "With you on the floor, we're going to need it!"

Turned out just fine, and the game was great.

[mick]

Originally Posted by bigdogrunnin

Me (to Coach): "[My Name]. Pleasure to meet you Coach. Best wishes to your team." Done and gone!

I try my best to stay away from anything a coach may use against me later.

Had a coach tell one of my co-officials something pretty funny one time . . .

Partner: "Good luck to you coach."
Coach: "With you on the floor, we're going to need it!"

Turned out just fine, and the game was great.

I never wish any game participant, "Good luck".
I prefer to wish all parties and partners to "Have a good game".

[rainmaker]

Introduction at the time of the coaches meeting.

"I'm Juulie, this is my partner Debbie. We have two standard questions, players legally equipped, blah blah, and healthy sportsmanship blah blah blah?"

Sometimes I'll add, "A Point of Emphasis this year is bench decorum. Your assistants and the other team members may not address the officials, and must remain seated on the bench. If you deal with it, we won't have to."

[zebraman]

"Hi Coach. The coaching box is marked. Use it all but please don't make it bigger than it is." (I have found that if you don't mention it in the coaches meeting, they will assume that you are not going to manage the coaching box)."

"Let us know what kind of time-out you want. If we don't see it by the time we get to the reporting area, you have a full time-out."

"Please have your huddle broke up by the second horn on a time-out."

"Have fun."

That's it.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

We have two standard questions, players legally equipped and healthy sportsmanship?"

What is unhealthy sportsmanship?

And why isn't that sportswomanship?

[mplagrow]

Sportspersonship.

[Snake~eyes]

I shake hands say my name, wait for partners then say "Coach do me a favor and stay in the box tonight, you're the only one standingup. Good luck."

I don't always remind them about the box, depends on how I feel about the game. I will do it if there are chairs outside the box between the box and the scorers table.

[NICK]

"good luck coach, have a good game" 5 minutes before the toss- cheers

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by Snake~eyes

I shake hands say my name, wait for partners then say "Coach do me a favor and stay in the box tonight, you're the only one standingup. Good luck."

I don't always remind them about the box, depends on how I feel about the game. I will do it if there are chairs outside the box between the box and the scorers table.

In our area, whenever we run into that situation, we just have game management move the chairs so that they are all inside the box. Otherwise, the coach often takes the first chair and he is out of the box as soon as he stands up.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by mplagrow

Sportspersonship.

Didn't the NF change it to "good sporting behavior?"

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

What is unhealthy sportsmanship?

And why isn't that sportswomanship?

Let's see, is that supposed to be a joke? My humor-indicator light seems to be burned out...

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Let's see, is that supposed to be a joke? My humor-indicator light seems to be burned out...

My daughter's middle school sent home a memo for parents letting us know that they are stressing "sportspersonship" in gym class and sports events.

No joke.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

No joke.

Maybe not, but it's funny nonetheless.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Let's see, is that supposed to be a joke? My humor-indicator light seems to be burned out...

No, I am quite serious. I am mad as hell about sexism and I'm not going to take it anymore.

[BillyMac]

I agree with Mick. It seems contrary to wish both teams "Good Luck", so I always say "Have Fun".