Good luck or not?

[tref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Someone should come with a list of things not to say in a pregame captains/coaches meeting. Freddy's given us a good starting point.

Originally Posted by reffish

What not to say:
We are gonna call (fill in blank)
Who are my speaking captains? And those that ask this, why? I asked That Guy and he said......well, he didn't have a reason. In the meeting, after asking who are my speaking captains, That Guy said, anyone can talk to us. So why the distinction of a speaking captain?
And anything else that drags the meeting past 1 min.

"We're gonna work hard for you tonight!"

[Freddy]

Don't mean to hijack this post, but it's on the same general topic; and besides, Billy Mac opened the door:

One thing not to say during the brief pre-game meet/greet with the coach: "So, coach, are there any questions you have about the rules?"

One thing good to say . . . "Coach, after a timeout or intermission, bring 'em out at the first horn; we'd like to make the ball live at the second horn."
(Funny thing, when I say that prior to a game, the players seem much easier to exit their huddles. When I don't say it, we spend the whole game like a dentist yanking out teeth extracting them from their bench areas. Saying "First horn coach..." twelve times each timeout gets old real fast.

[tref]

Originally Posted by Freddy

One thing good to say . . . "Coach, after a timeout or intermission, bring 'em out at the first horn; we'd like to make the ball live at the second horn."
(Funny thing, when I say that prior to a game, the players seem much easier to exit their huddles. When I don't say it, we spend the whole game like a dentist yanking out teeth extracting them from their bench areas. Saying "First horn coach..." twelve times each timeout gets old real fast.

Use the assistant coaches to help get em out OR try sitting the ball on the ground at the throwin spot. You won't have anymore trouble during the game!!

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by tref

. . . try sitting the ball on the ground at the throwin spot. You won't have anymore trouble during the game!!

Yes, the RTP proceedure. And you are correct. Cf. personal tagline below. It works.