New Protocol for Pregame Conference (NFHS)?

[ga314ref]

Instead of a meeting at 3:00 before game time, the conference can now take place in either one of two ways:

A) At 12:00 left, with the captains at Center Court, and then at 1:30 left, with the head coaches at the table, or;
B) At 10:00 left, in front of the table, with the head coaches and captains.

Have I read this right? If so, are there any comments on the change and/or why it was thought to be necessary.

[JRutledge]

Protocol from what? This is not in the rulebook is it?

Peace

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Protocol from what? This is not in the rulebook is it?

Peace

2011-13 Officials' Manual, 4.2.1 or 4.2.2. Either way is okay now.

[Adam]

On this, more than almost anything else, do as your state and local leadership asks.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

On this, more than almost anything else, do as your state and local leadership asks.

Snaqs brings up a valid point. And, to chime in on the original question, the reason for the newly blessed option is likely that many states were asking or inviting their R's to do the conference-with-coaches-and-captains thing in front of the table. Our crew, at the prompting of our local leadership, tried it last year and liked it. So did the coaches.
Still baffled when more than one designated "captain" is represented from each team, but heck, they can anoint all twelve or so other players "non-speaking captains" if they want to. The more the merrier. One big warm and fuzzy Cum-Ba-Ya.

[Mark Padgett]

I'm a little surprised. Shouldn't the manual say that when you meet with the coaches, you should have two uniformed police officers present?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Freddy

2011-13 Officials' Manual, 4.2.1 or 4.2.2. Either way is okay now.

That is great, but many states do not use the manual or us any procedure. Schools dictate a lot of things in pre-game periods so who cares what the Manual says on something like this. And for the record our state we can only have one meeting and it has to be with the coaches and captains together, near the scorer's bench (An IHSA requirement).

Peace

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is great, but many states do not use the manual or us any procedure. Schools dictate a lot of things in pre-game periods so who cares what the Manual says on something like this. And for the record our state we can only have one meeting and it has to be with the coaches and captains together, near the scorer's bench (An IHSA requirement).
Peace

Good points, my friend from across the lake over which I am looking right now while at work. Whereas the title of the thread, however, was "New Protocol for Pregame Conference (NFHS)?", it seemed good to state the NFHS verbage.
I guess when in Nome, do as the Nomans do.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Good points, my friend from across the lake over which I am looking right now while at work. Whereas the title of the thread, however, was "New Protocol for Pregame Conference (NFHS)?", it seemed good to state the NFHS verbage.
I guess when in Nome, do as the Nomans do.

Yes, but it is not a rule and it is not a mandate it is at best a suggestion. I have always looked at NF Manual stuff as suggestions to what should be done, but your state will tell you what should be followed. And being a multiple sport official this is something that is often dictated by the state or the conference you work for. Also in that Manual there are two different situations to do and they do not address things a state might want to be addressed or followed in the pre-game. It is kind of like the post where someone worried about how many fingers were in the picture to signal an out of bounds call. Do not take the information so far to suggest that if not done it is a problem if not followed to the letter.

Peace

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by ga314ref

Instead of a meeting at 3:00 before game time, the conference can now take place in either one of two ways:

A) At 12:00 left, with the captains at Center Court, and then at 1:30 left, with the head coaches at the table, or;
B) At 10:00 left, in front of the table, with the head coaches and captains.

Have I read this right? If so, are there any comments on the change and/or why it was thought to be necessary.

Different states do it differently. The NFHS puts several options in the Manual. It's not "necessary," it's just another option. It's really that simple.