Re: It's a choice.

"Jim R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >I often wondered if this could be cured, by changing the mechanic to something
> like this:
> Blues captain you have won the toss. Do you want to choose now, or do you want
> to defer your choice to the second half. [snip]
> >
>
> That's certainly ONE way to do it.  Or, you could do like I do:  Ask the COACH
> when you talk to him before the game what he wants to do.  Then, at the
> sideline BEFORE the toss, remind the captain what he's supposed to say.
>
> THEN, after the toss, tell the winning captain, "You've won the toss and you
> want to {insert coach's choice here}, right?"
>
> That gives him absolutely NO chance to screw up.  (If he contradicts you,
> pretend not to hear him. [g])
>
> Lest you think this is underhanded, remember that the coaches can choose to
> have the coin toss ahead of time with NO captains present.

Where do we find this in the Fed rule book, or is this an
Alabama experiment?

--  Scott