Hi, I am a new user who has been enjoying the many words of wisdom in this forum for the past day or 2.
I have a Fed. topic of discussion that came up in our chapter meeting last night, and thought this forum may guide us.
Has anyone found a decent line up card anywhere to help with the Fed's new substituion rule? Have not had games using it here as of yet, but presume substituting will become fast a furious with this new rule of reentry.
Thanks ,
Darin

Darin,

Glad to have you join the group. I too, try to glean the wisdom from this board. That's probably why I read more often than I post.

I've done 23 high school games so far this season. In only two games did the coaches actually utilize the substitute re-enty options. It has been surprising to me that the coaches aren't taking advantage of the tremendous possiblities.

As far as line-up cards, coaches use whatever line-up card they can get ahold of. When tracking the substitutions, I use a blue pen to mark the first entry, then a red pen to mark the second entry. This seems to help me to quickly sort out who has used up their eligibility.

[Edited by ntxblue on Mar 11th, 2002 at 02:06 PM]

Our chapter is considering purchasing a bunch of lineup cards and giving them to the coaches in order to try to "standardize" what the coaches give us. Thus trying to eliminate the sometimes less than desirable little pieces of paper that some coaches submit. Does anyone else do this?
Very interesting on the 2 different colors. thx, nxtblue.
Darin

donuteater,

Welcome

ntx<font color = blue>blue</font> has given you a good way to track the
subs by alternation colors. Will definately
alert you as to when a sub has used up her
eligibility. As for handing out line-up card
to the coaches, well you had better get a large
supply, because once you start that, they will
get to except that service and the first time
you or one of your co-<font color = blue>blues</font> <i>forgets<i> that
card, and the coach says, "Well, you guys/gals
have been furnishing them, so we don't bring
them any more."</i> What now?
I did 13 games in a tournament
this weekend and seven plates. All line-up cards
were capable of handling any sub situation. But
unlike ntx<font color = blue>blue</font>, I did not have one substitute re-entry.

Good luck with your season and again welcome to the
boards.

Hi Gary.

glen

I use the following method for substitutes and returning players.

When a player first leaves the game I put a slash mark {/} through her number. The subs number is then listed. if a player returns to the lineup, I then circle the number, and slash the replaced player's number. If the player is removed from the game a second time, then I place a second, opposite slash through her number. The 2 slashes make an X.

A quick glance at the line-up card will revel which players have been removed one time-those with a single slash. Those players who have reentered have a slash within a circle. If a player has been removed a second time their number is Xed out inside a circle.

It takes more words to explain than to show. This works well for me. Now if it is Pony, and you have to know who the last player removed from the line-up was, you have to add a second sequencial list of numbers.

Roger Greene

I glad this has been brought up to see what others are doing.

Roger, you may have stole my patent. But my method is a bit simpler but along the same lines.

When a coach wants to bring a sub in the game, sub gets scratched from the sub list and her number is placed on the same line as the starter. The starter's number gets circled. Scratch, number, circle - play ball.

The circle means player has left the game (but still eligible to return in that batting position). If the circled player comes out the game, the number gets scratched. At a glance I can see who's eligible to become a courtesy runner as well.

So far this year I have yet to scratch a circled number.

Kent