Pregame conferences: Captains and Coaches

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by seanwestref

I like yours -- short, sweet, to the point. Asking questions gets the captains/coaches invested in the meeting. Reminds them about what you expect from them, and gives you something to refer back to in case a player is improperly equipped, etc.

Has anyone used different "speeches"? Have you noticed if saying certain things make the game go smoother/avoids problems? I am sure we can put our brains together and figure out which combination of elements would create the best speech.

I accidentally dropped an F-bomb in one Captain's meeting. It's was the 2nd meeting between 2 teams and my U1 had worked the first meeting. He said the game was exceptionally rough and that it was a carry over from their football game that season.

Both captains were football players so I asked each one separately, "Do you play football" and each responded "yes". Then I said, "Well this isn't f***ing football season, it's basketball". After the initial shocked wore my partners told me they loved it. Never heard anything from the coaches or my commissioner so I guess none of the players went back and "snitched" on me...LOL