The little things

[Steve M]

Great advice, John. Properly managing that lineup card has saved my butt from lots of stuff. I've seen them improperly managed - and that's not pretty.

Last year, Mike uic'd a tournament I worked. One of the things he told all of us was that if he's called to the field, the first thing he's going to want to see is the lineup card. It makes a lot of sense. Watch the details & take note of what needs to be noted.

[CecilOne]

Has anyone considered having the BU record CR, as it is simple, easy to monitor from behind the runners and the PU recording it delays the game at what is often a high-momentum point?

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Has anyone considered having the BU record CR, as it is simple, easy to monitor from behind the runners and the PU recording it delays the game at what is often a high-momentum point?

Cecil,
Are you going to have BU handle the lineup card & handle all changes? Or do you get 2 cards & PU handles some & BU handles some? How does BU know whether it's an eligible CR or not?

Taking care of the details takes very little time and having BU do them doesn't make any sense. Let me suggest the system EA designed & has on her cactusumpire site for lineup card management.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Has anyone considered having the BU record CR, as it is simple, easy to monitor from behind the runners and the PU recording it delays the game at what is often a high-momentum point?

Absolutely no reason for the BU to be involved. The coach has to report the CR by rule, and that reporting has to be with the PU. It takes little time to record the change. In fact, for CRs and Conferences, I use a completely seperate card in my wallet. It comes with the line-up holders that one orders from Honigs.

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

It comes with the line-up holders that one orders from Honigs.

I use it too. It works great, especially when the coaches give me a postage stamp with their line up on it.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Great advice, John. Properly managing that lineup card has saved my butt from lots of stuff. I've seen them improperly managed - and that's not pretty.

Last year, Mike uic'd a tournament I worked. One of the things he told all of us was that if he's called to the field, the first thing he's going to want to see is the lineup card. It makes a lot of sense. Watch the details & take note of what needs to be noted.

Out of curiosity, why does Mike want to look at the line up card unless its applicable to whatever is going on?

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Out of curiosity, why does Mike want to look at the line up card unless its applicable to whatever is going on?

John,
If it's not applicable, I doubt he'd want to see it. I didn't have any of those problems.

And, you're right. If PU had done his job, the problem that came up while you were a "lowly BU" would not have come up.

Wade - What's going to happen if you're game is suspended, resumed at another date, and you are not available? Can the person who picks up the remainder of your game read your lineup card?