Practical Advice

[chartrusepengui]

when wear and tear begin to creep up on you, or days with multiple games, or you have a bad knee, ankle ..... it's always nice to have some ibuprofen in the bag. I have a bad knee and find that if I take an ibuprofen before going out on the court that I have far less problems then if I take it after the game or have to wait until I get home.

[JS 20]

Carry your rulebook and casebook with you. If something odd happens you're not sure about, you can look it up at halftime or after the game.

If you think there's a chance someone's going to grab your lanyard when you leave the court, take it off and put it in your pocket. If you tuck it in your shirt, someone could still grab it.

Definitely carry two of everything as someone else said, including whistles and lanyards.

I always make sure I have my partner(s)' cell number in my phone when I go to the game in case they're running late and I need to find out where they are.

Keep things like shampoo, shoe polish, etc in a diff part of your bag where it can't get on your uni if the bottle explodes.