What do you carry?

[bob jenkins]

extra shoelaces
sewing kit
ibuprofen (or your choice)
mouth wash
band aids
maps, contact information (maybe not in the bag, but in the car)
saline solution
athletic tape
any pre/post-game stretching aids you use (calfstretcher, roller, exercise bands, etc.)
pen

[Raymond]

A taser.

Oh wait, that's only for table personnel.

[CaRef5]

I usually carry some shoe shiner in my bag too.

oh yeah and the pepper spray (not srs)

Aside from the usually items such as rulebooks, pregame board, whistles and oh yeah the uniform.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

A taser.

Oh wait, that's only for table personnel.

In certain NW States.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

extra shoelaces

Bob is exactly right on the money about this "little" item. Over the years, I've had to use these 2 or 3 times. They were a life saver.

I also carry a quarter in my bag in case I need to make a call and my cell won't get reception inside the school. Usually there's a pay phone in the school lobby (especially if it's an old school). I haven't had to use this in about 10 years but you never know.

YIKES - I just realized I used the term "old school"! Oh no!

[Bad Zebra]

Some items not mentioned:

-travel size Germ-X/Purell
-Extra lanyards
-State mandated pre-game statement card to coaches/captains
-Extra set of contact lenses
-Biofreeze
-Hairspray (I don't carry it but have had partners that use it before games)

[DLH17]

Carmex squeeze tube - cherry flavor preferred
Knee strap - just in case righty flares up
Extra pair of shoes
Extra whistle
Towel
Watch
Rule/case books

[Texas Aggie]

I also carry a quarter in my bag in case I need to make a call

You might need to add another quarter. Most pay phones I've seen (the three or four in the last few years) require at least 35 cents.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Pay phone.

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Pay phones.

I hope that you two geezers realize that a large number of Forum members are saying to themselves, "What is this pay phone of which they speak?".

[BillyMac]

Cough Drops
Electric Razor
After Shave
Spare Car Key
Nail Clipper
Small Swiss Army Knife
Chap Stick
Comb

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

You might need to add another quarter. Most pay phones I've seen (the three or four in the last few years) require at least 35 cents.

I always call collect. BTW - I think I'm going to have to start carrying a hand warmer in my bag. It looks like we're going to have a much colder than normal winter here in Oregon. Today, the high in Portland (no, not the residents - they're high enough) was only 30 degrees. That made it the coldest November day in Portland in over a quarter of a century! Imagine - Portland hasn't had a high daily temperature below freezing in anytime in November in the past 25 years.

Oh yeah - it "snowed" during the night- about 1/4 inch. Here, they consider that a blizzard. Almost all evening school activities were canceled yesterday and today. If the weather stays like this for the next few months, I'm sure a lot of games will get canceled. When I tell my relatives back in Chicago about this stuff, they just laugh.

[ref3808]

- Advil, Advil, more Advil
- I wear an osteoarthritis brace so some graphite lube and the adjuster key for the brace
- 2 Officials Jerseys
- Extra black T's
- Extra Black Socks
- Extra pair black pants
- Towel
- Bottled Water
- Purel
- Several Needles for ball adjustments (and a pump - though I really don't need that)
- Rule Book
- I work a league that has some modified rules for 4th/5th grades so I bring a print out of those rules
- Contact info is mostly on the i-phone. Would love to have the rulebook on .pdf.
- Several energy bars or similar snack stuff
- About a dollar in change and a couple of emergency dollar bills for water if needed
- Alternate pair of shoes (if you've ever tried to work with sore feet you'll understand)
- Some business cards I made up a few years ago at Vistaprint.com for free. Never know when you'll need to exchange contact info. Meet a lot of good people doing this. (I keep waiting for a hot mom to ask for one but alas, no luck)

[tjones1]

I don't even know where to start.

M&M, any help?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I always call collect.

Even those 900 numbers that you like to call before you take a cold shower after a game?

Also, I heard about your blizzard on the radio this morning on the way to work. I actually thought about you, and rockyroad, and whether, or not, you guys owned snow shovels, or snow blowers.

[chseagle]

Well Legacy Emmanuel must be real busy cause of the weather.

How about since it's winter the essential winter weather kit in the vehicle?

How often have you seen this since the snow came?
YouTube - Sliding Cars in Seattle Snow on 11/22/10

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I always call collect. BTW - I think I'm going to have to start carrying a hand warmer in my bag. It looks like we're going to have a much colder than normal winter here in Oregon. Today, the high in Portland (no, not the residents - they're high enough) was only 30 degrees. That made it the coldest November day in Portland in over a quarter of a century! Imagine - Portland hasn't had a high daily temperature below freezing in anytime in November in the past 25 years.

Oh yeah - it "snowed" during the night- about 1/4 inch. Here, they consider that a blizzard. Almost all evening school activities were canceled yesterday and today. If the weather stays like this for the next few months, I'm sure a lot of games will get canceled. When I tell my relatives back in Chicago about this stuff, they just laugh.