Captains meeting

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Maybe in a junior high game, but never in a high school game. If they don't know which lines matter, we have a lot more problems to worry about...

Yup. Plus these kids know to play the whistle anyway.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by cmhjordan23

What does everybody discuss other than typical sportmanship, court awareness- out of bounds, backboard, and ball retrieval by players away from court.

I don't discuss anything.

Introduce my partners, tell captains to handle their hot-heads before we have to, and sportsmanship is our #1 concern.

[Eastshire]

After introductions it goes like this:

"First and foremost, have fun tonight.

Respect the game, respect your opponents, respect the referees. If you have a question during the game, we will be glad to answer it if it's addressed in a calm manner. Do you have any questions now? Good luck."

I do add the boundary line bit more often than not, but this may be a reflex from soccer where players frequently get confused by football boundary lines.

[Welpe]

I keep it short and sweet after introductions.

"Help us out and take care of any issues that come up with your team and help us out with the ball the when it goes out. Questions?"

I've stopped asking my partner if he has anything to add because inevitably, everything I purposely left out "black line all around", "defense with feet", "this is your warning now", "tuck jerseys in" etc get added back in.

ETA: There are some partners I want to introduce as "This is Mr. Official Smith, based upon the last game we just worked, he will call the whole game and I will be simply standing here waving my arm around from time to time and helping him inbound the ball." I've managed to refrain from doing so however.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I don't discuss anything.

Introduce my partners, tell captains to handle their hot-heads before we have to, and sportsmanship is our #1 concern.

+1

The 3 respects are witty and quotable, but is not really useful (for me anyway) once the game starts. We also bring the coaches together, to talk to them briefly before the game. That conversation is very brief as well. I consider all of this my first warning, especially where sportsmanship and teenagers are involved.

[ga314ref]

I'll introduce myself to the coaches.
"Coaches, are your players legally equipped and prepared to play"?
"Coaches, players, you're expected to show good sportsmanship at all times; coaches, we expect for you to be the leaders with this".
"On timeouts, let us know if it's a full of 30, otherwise, we charge you a full, and no discussions about it".
To the players: "Let your teammates know if they don't have the shirttails in, we will not let them into the game".
"Any issues"? (Usually "No").
"Good luck, have a great game".

[constable]

Originally Posted by ga314ref

I'll introduce myself to the coaches.
"Coaches, are your players legally equipped and prepared to play"?
"Coaches, players, you're expected to show good sportsmanship at all times; coaches, we expect for you to be the leaders with this".
"On timeouts, let us know if it's a full of 30, otherwise, we charge you a full, and no discussions about it".
To the players: "Let your teammates know if they don't have the shirttails in, we will not let them into the game".
"Any issues"? (Usually "No").
"Good luck, have a great game".

Around here we are required to use the proper terminology i.e. 60 second time out not full time out.

[berserkBBK]

Originally Posted by constable

Around here we are required to use the proper terminology i.e. 60 second time out not full time out.

I use full time out as a terminology because 30 and 60 sound similar, where as 30 and full are quite distinct from one another. Less confusion.

[refiator]

Originally Posted by cmhjordan23

What does everybody discuss other than typical sportmanship, court awareness- out of bounds, backboard, and ball retrieval by players away from court.

Little of the above. We are required to say the following in GA: "Coaches are your teams properly equipped and wearing their equipment properly, and we expect good sportsmanship from players, bench personnel, and coaches".....
And that's more than I'd like to say. This is no time for a rules clinic!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by refiator

Little of the above. We are required to say the following in GA: "Coaches are your teams properly equipped and wearing their equipment properly, and we expect good sportsmanship from players, bench personnel, and coaches".....
And that's more than I'd like to say. This is no time for a rules clinic!

Yep, and the players get the point pretty quickly that I'm not chasing the ball; when I don't chase the ball.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Yep, and the players get the point pretty quickly that I'm not chasing the ball; when I don't chase the ball.

What about after the game?