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Originally posted by bard
Good thought about not quoting chapter and verse, because it may be expected more often. I got caught up in the excitement of just being able to do so! ;-)
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bard --
I use the "quote chapter and verse" technique occasionally. It works very well, as a rule. I had one coach come back at me a couple of plays later with, "I suppose that's rule 5-9" I said, "No rule 5 is Scorers and Timers. What applies here is 10-6, Legal and Illegal Contact." Pretty well had him in my pockt the rest of the game. Felt great!
Two things: 1) You have to be right, or very, very close. The easiest way to pull this off is to memorize most of rule 4. Almost everything is in there, one way or another. And then memorize the bare bones of the other rules, and use only the rule number as in my quote above: "Rule 5 is Scorers and Timers". Most coaches have no idea that each rule number actually applies to several pages of material.
B) Use no sarcasm at all, and don't yell at all. Make it very relaxed and conversational, as if you expect him to already know this stuff. Don't use it on coaches who are really on the verge of losing self-control. Either use it early in the game, or only on coaches who have some detachment. You don't want to push some poor losing sap over the edge.
Fri Dec 20, 2002, 11:06am
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