"Question of the Day"

[Reginald Rutledge]

What another one of those misconceptions on the Shootout Rules!

It would be nice having the ref but games can definitely be played without the refs. It just makes you a better player as you become more aware and focused.

[The Rookie]

I like the idea of not haveing to have ref's all the time.
When there are no refs it makes me be more honest. Don't take me wrong here but if we have a ref I like them to make the calls and run the rules of the game.

[mozeek]

This Post is for feedback on running a league and also feedback on how to handle road warriors....Thanks Joe for your feedback and also Reginald...
Joe I like that "King Of The Hill" concept..........


Doug...."BE MORE HONEST" THAT'S FUNNY...SO ARE YOU LESS HONEST WHEN THERE IS A REF??????? HMMMMMM FOR MOST THIS IS A GENTLEMAN'S GAME AND YES THE COMPETITION ASPECT FACTORS IN BUT TO "BE MORE HONEST" MAKES SOME WONDER WHAT IS YOUR ANGLE??????? INTERESTING INSIGHT

K-LO YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD.....

[The Rookie]

Yes Mozeek that is what I meant to say. I would like to state here that if you remember back right after the convention that I came on here and stated that I have a new vision and clairity to this game.

The main issuse that I had was I wanted to win at a high cost. I have not played a game since then but again I am a new man ( I hope ) . I hope you understand where I was and where I hope I am at now.

To sume up : Before if the Ref didnt call it and I saw it differently ( in my favor) I would not have said much if anything. Really not good to say but the truth. Look at it this way Mozeek . When I coached high school ball If a official made a mistake in a game I was not going to go tell him he was wrong and hurt the team.
I now have a understanding of the term you used above "A GENTLEMAN'S GAME" . So don't think to bad of me.

[mozeek]

Doug I do not think BAD of you....I can't even believe that You CARE what I think....But for convo sake....I learned that win at all cost gets you no respect in this hobby....you actually become exiled.....not from experience but from observing certain cats.....

I have been cheated by the best because they felt as though they should not lose to me because I was a ROOKIE to their League....But what I have learned is that any coach can lose any game at any time....some times no matter how they try and stack the deck.........

[Jamel_G]

As everyone knows the Great Lakes has always been a league that welcomes "Road Warriors" to our League. We have Road Warriors that have been in the league for so long that they are the core of what's called the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes is mostly Michigan coaches but we respect our coaches from other states so much that we banned the term "out of town" coaches.

In order to properly manage non local coaches there are a few key things that need to be determined up front.

Communication – It’s key to have a leader in the local league who can communicate with both local and non local coaches. This is key, because you have some coaches who actually game plan for each game that they play. The biggest issues we run into is a coach showing up expecting to play one coach and then having their schedule change to play a non local coach without an opportunity to create a strategy to play that game. If you can communicate changes in scheduling you’re already one stop ahead of the game on properly managing a league with non local coaches.

Flexible scheduling - A coach who travels to your state to play must up front set definitive dates in which they will travel to the playing site to play. If this changes that non local coach has to communicate this message in advance to allow schedule adjustments. Second they must commit to play a certain amount of games per visit and stick to that commitment. Third if a local coach doesn’t show up to support the schedule other league coaches must step up to give the non local coach priority to play. This will ensure that coach who travel “X” amount of miles has the opportunity to play their max number of games per visit.

Game Sites – The final piece is managing the playing locations to support non official game days. For example in our league the traditional game day is Sunday’s at Taylor lanes. If a traveling coach shows up on Thursday the league needs to open up their doors to support playing a game on Thursday, Friday or Saturday at some off site location that is accommodating to all parties. Meaning it has good lighting, good space, and a comfortable temperature climate.

The only other thing you need is respect and fellowship which is something that you should have for all league members both local and non local.

[Coach K-LO]

Thanks Moe for the return of "Question of the Day".

Now from my point of view, it is all about Commitment to those who you have chosen to support for this hobby-sport. As a "outsider" of a league, you have been given the honor of competing with the guys "in" the league. They did not have to take your loot....

... But it is the commitment that you make to particapate. Members are holding you accountable for your peice of the whole.

When you were granted membership, you were expected to be available for action a set number of visits to completed the season. You are also required to make scheduled "game days" to fellowship and play games. That is why we are doing this, right??

I have played in the NEFL-Philly for 3 yrs and counting... have completed my seasons and have been plays away from winning it all because of my commitment to play.

I plan to do the same thing with the Mid-Ohio League! I really like playing with these guys alot. I love the fact that if your team looks less than pretty, it better play way better than they look.... I like that, all teams looking good a.k.a Eye-candy. The rules are very user-friendly and allows for some pounding in the running game and possible fumbles on any play by any defender is GREAT WAY TO PLAY..... so I plan to give them all of my commitment to complete this season by scheduling my travel to play and get the other road warriors to show up (and schedule their travels too) so that we all benefit from each other's commitment to play........


k-lo