Playing with 4

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

Good question Coach...we have had many a discussion here on this very topic.

This is how you might like the conversation to go...

Official: "Coach, do you have an eligible player to sub in?"

Coach: "No, I do not."

The conversation may continue...

Official: "But Coach, I see a team member on the bench... suited up."

Coach: "She is not eligible."

That would do it for me...there are some here that may have some different conversation scenarios...stand by...you may get them.

I would end the conversation after the "No, I do not." Good enough for me.

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Don't get me wrong, I'm letting them do this too... but if you get into the conversation like this, then what do you do in the next quarter when they DO want to play her?

Allow him/her to play. If that player is available at that time then they are allowed to play. Player may have been injured or whatever before. If the coach tells me they don't have anyone available then that's all I need to know. If down the road they return to 5 then by rule they may do so.