Coin Toss

[Texas Aggie]

Easy: Catch. If I drop it or miss it, redo it, and I say so before the toss.

I don't want to take a chance on it hitting someone's foot (or something similar) and then saying we will redo it in case that gives the impression that I didn't like the outcome of the toss and will do it again. Rarely do I worry about unreasonable complaints, especially potential complaints, but why mess around when its a hell of a lot easier to catch it (not to mention the fact that it takes less time) and there can be no argument or issue?

[mcrowder]

I catch it.

I used to let it drop, but on the newer fields, that fake-grass/crushed rubber stuff can catch the coin on edge, and did just that in one of my games. I've caught it ever since.

[Theisey]

If you follow NFHS coin toss mechanics per the book, it says to catch it.

Actually it says it in the opposite way, is says "Inform captains if coin is not caught, you will toss again".

That's good enough for me.

[Warrenkicker]

My penny would get lost in the grass.

[Huskerblue]

I don't toss a coin at all. I hold my fingers behind my back and ask the Visiting captain how many fingers I have behind my back. That way I don't have to worry about losing my shiny silver dollar that my gramps gave me.

That's funny right there. I don't care who you are.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Theisey

If you follow NFHS coin toss mechanics per the book, it says to catch it.

Actually it says it in the opposite way, is says "Inform captains if coin is not caught, you will toss again".

That's good enough for me.

Do you do the toss five minutes before kickoff, too?

[RonRef]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Do you do the toss five minutes before kickoff, too?

Actually in most of the conferences in SE WI want the coin toss down around 20 minutes before the start of the game.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by RonRef

Actually in most of the conferences in SE WI want the coin toss down around 20 minutes before the start of the game.

I was just saying that the NFHS manual isn't the only way to do things. Where I live (Madison), the biggest conference dictates the coin toss 15 minutes before kickoff.

[Theisey]

That's the problem with discussing mechanics on any of these forums.
Some do it the NFHS way, some do it their state way, some just do it their own way.
Even though I really feel we all should do it one way, I don't have problem with anyones way of doing any specific mechanic.

So, given WI either does the real coin toss at -15 or -20 minutes, is there then a "simulated" toss just before kickoff?

[Theisey]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Do you do the toss five minutes before kickoff, too?

No, but we start bringing them out to the center of the field at that time. And yes, we do catch the toss.

Starting games on time has always been a sticky point especially for radio or TV games in my area. Every week there is a game-of-the-week broadcast by a local cable team.