German X-Ball Team !

[LARSEN]

Radios

There where talk of radios in the crouds talking to the players box and the other way.

That would make the players box able to reach the players on the otherside and give them direction/orders what to do.

 

[Magued]

Larsen?

Do you mean that spectators could talk to the coach via radio?
And that the coach was able to talk to the players during the game?

Was it legal to sideline coach in Germany?

Magued

 

[Diggie]

Yes it was.

 

[LARSEN]

What i was told was that people in the players tent was able to speek with people in the croud on the other side(Via radio), telling them what to say to the players on that side.

The only leagal coach was the guy in front of the tower.

The other thing was that Ignition (i think) had players on the field and they where also marshaling. That was the last straw for the Germans i think.

 

[Buddha 3]

Personally I don't see the problem...

The way it was (as I see it):
There were one or two people in the crowd that were equipped with two way radios, putting them in contact with the coaching staff on the other side of the field. This did indeed allow for coaching from both sides of the field. But since crowd participation was not only allowed, but actually incouraged, I don't see what the big deal is.
Crowd coaching was at times rather effective. Particularly if the crowd knew the names of the players, which happened a lot.

 

[LARSEN]

Personally I don't see the problem...

Originally posted by Buddha 3
But since crowd participation was not only allowed, but actually incouraged, I don't see what the big deal is.
Crowd coaching was at times rather effective. Particularly if the crowd knew the names of the players, which happened a lot.

It should not be alowed for the coaches to instruct the croud, thats the problem.

 

[Buddha 3]

But were these people part of the crowd, or of the coaching staff? And would it not be the other way around? After all, the crowd (whom are all players) have a far better view of what is going on on their side of the field than the coaches do on the other end.

 

[LARSEN]

If the people in the croud has a 2way radio that can comunicate with the coach on the other side this is not by chance. This is something that has been aranged.

That is clearly not alowed.

 

[Magued]

Larsen.

If sideline coaching was allowed and crowd coaching also is allowed, what it the problem?

Is it that the Norweigans came a bit prepared with radios and used the coaching option very smart?

I would like to see the sideline coaching go away, but if its allowed then it is.

Now tell me was the Norwegians up 8-1 after aprox 15 minutes?


Magued

 

[TJ Lambini]

>>>>As far as I understand, Norway had been smart enough (and it is allowed in the rules), to position a guy at each end of the field, on the spectatior side, with a radio, so that the guy standing behind the German end of the field, could quickly relay field positions to the guy standing in the Norwegian end, and he could then communicate this onto the field (by shouting).

Jeez - is this what pball's becoming? All tha time we get closer to becoming a 'real' sport I kinda wonder what we're losing...