Ponder this.....

[cleash]

As R, you toss the coin. Team A will receive. What is the best way to get the teams to place their backs to the goal lines that they will defend? I always tell them to place their backs to their goal lines and look at me, but many times they are just confused. Any non-fail tips?

This is my first full varsity season wearing the white hat and this is what I found to be the easiest. I ask the coin toss winner for their choice. Once they choose, I give the other team the remaining choices and back if needed. The team that gets the first half choice (the coin toss winner if they didn't defer, the other team if they did), I just tell them to come with me and I walk them so their backs are to the goal they will defend. The other team gets the hint. I then hit the shoulder pads of the team that made their first half choice and signal their choice. Works so far...

Hope that makes sense....