What to cover in pre-game conference with coaches?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by IamMatt

(Just tangential, but the game situation I refer to is an ASA 14U rec league game in which the visiting coach started Pitcher 1, went to Pitcher 2 in second inning, back to starting pitcher in third inning, and put Pitcher 2 back on the mound in the 4th inning. "Time, please, Blue!" At the ensuing discussion with the ump, she said that they did this all the time when playing other cities and that if we were not going to allow her to do it we should have discussed it at the pre-game conference. Our approach is that you would assume compliance with ASA rules unless otherwise aggreed upon before the game and there would have been no reason to discuss it unless she brought it up).

1) Are you saying substututions or position changes?
2) If subs, so far you have one re-entry each.
3) Your stated approach is fine.

[wadeintothem]

Flip for home (double flip) "You are heads (the team to my left, I show them the head side), and you are tales (The team to my right, I show them the tales side)." Flip, let the coin hit the ground, "It is a head. Please call it in the air. I heard tales ... it is a head. What do you want home or away? Take the field.

Ok.. so um..

WHAT??

[JEL]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Ok.. so um..

WHAT??

It' so easy a caveman can do it!

There is no need for a lot of conversation.

I will introduce myself, and crew, take line-ups, home team first ( this is baseball, but a habit I carry to the real game also), review line-ups, give back to coaches and ask "is this how you want to play?". Then cover ground rules, (allow home coach to do this if on his field). Ask both coaches if his players are "properly and legally equipped". I do ask if either has any questions, a few do and I will answer as needed. Then I will say, "put 'em on the field."

For HS play, because it is required by GHSA, I must ask the home coach to point out his "game manager". This is to be a school administrator not affiliated with the team. (I will already have this knowledge, but the visiting coach should know this also.) I ask also if a lightning detector is on site. I am also directed to stress good sportsmanship is expected. In HS only, I will ask the coaches to please have players remove all jewelry. This is NOT a warning, just a reminder that jewelry is not allowed in the hopes I don't have to issue any warnings during the game.

Anything more, and I feel you are just preaching to the choir.