FED coaches and captains meeting

[jeremy341a]

Originally Posted by BEAREF

Do you ask that person even if they are not one of the starters?

I probably wouldn't especially since half the time I don't ask them at all because I've forgot their numbers even though it was only 5 minutes before.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by jeremy341a

In my association we have the Coaches and Captains meetings and always identify the "speaking" captain. This is the person we ask before the ball is tossed if their team is ready to play.

Q: If that player did not know English, or if he had laryngitis, or if he was dumb and could not use his voice, would that invalidate him from that contrived role?
:-) 3-1-1 :-)

[BillyMac]

I am fully aware that the NFHS only recognizes one captain on each team, however:

I will "speak" to any player, not just the "speaking" captains, and not just the captains, if they approach me politely, even if it's the players on the end of the bench who come in during garbage time.

I will use any of the captains, not just the "speaking" captains, or any of the players (not just the captains) who appear to have any leadership skills, to help me to defuse "chippy" situations, to prevent these situations from escalating.

Before I toss the ball to start the game, I make a general statement, "Everybody ready?", and this is not only directed to the captains, or to the "speaking" captains, but to all the starting players.

That's my story, it's served me well for thirty-two years, and I'm sticking to it.

I also realize that there is a certain amount of "When in Rome .." involved here, so, to each his own.