What should I do ?
With all due humility, I am a coach with a team of girls who do have trouble matching up when the opponents send a bunch of subs into the game. Should I approach the refs beforehand and tell them that I would like to have my captain ask for the "line-up" opportunity when the other team sends in 3+ subs? If I do, should I be ready to cite the old questions and answers in the rule book? Would this be seen as putting him into a spot? The argument/discussion from Mark DeNucci seems pretty persuasive, and I would like to share it with the senior ref before my next game. However, I'm not about to make a federal case out of it if he says "no".
Another alternative is to request the line-up when the opportunity first comes up. The senior ref who who does most of our games should be old enough to remember the old rule book, so it might be ok. I'm just not sure he really has a very intellectual approach to the game, so he may never have studied the old questions and answers. Also, I'm concerned that by doing it during the game, it may put him into a tough spot - something that I hate to do as a coach.
Any and all advice are welcome.
Any and all advice are welcome.
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Wed Jan 01, 2003, 08:32pm
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