Conference with Partners...what do you talk about?

[JEL]

FUBLUE,

I posted about the car ride and the 1 hr further conference. We actually used a dry erase board at the HS to diagram the 3 man system we were using! Two weeks earlier with a different crew, we drove 3.5 hrs and discussed the 3 man most of the way. We are all from same association, and work 2 man with each other often. 3 man adds a twist which can lead to problems if all aren't "on the same page"

Your 8 points are a great start, #4 being discussed in a current thread.

More items to discuss;

9. Run down plays between bases
10. Run down plays between 3rd and home
11. Basic field positioning
Watched out of town game tonight, BU w/runners on stood 5' inside line at 1B and never moved! no B slot, no C slot etc.
12. Communicate before each play as needed. "Bob, I have runner to 3B", or "Joe, you take tag at 2" really helps out.
13. If a rule interp needs to be given, get together and talk about it first.

Seems like you always forget something, but if you have good umpires who try to do a professional job, it always works out OK.