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It covers preparing the lineup card holder with a pen, index cards, and a designated-hitter-rule card for NCAA games, then reviewing uniform numbers and using clear marks to document conferences, warnings, ejections, courtesy runners, substitutions, and starters re-entering in NFHS play. The system focuses on readable handwriting and quick resolution if the game is stopped midstream.","# My Lineup Card System\n\nBy Matt Moore  \nOo epeplait te linedp farsi—verifying it before the game andkeeping it current.  \nIt's important to note all changes.Some cards are difficult to write on andthere is usually little room for you tomake notes.  \nSoI developed a system that I usefor marking my lineup cards.It allowsme to easily note what is importantduring a game.While marking all ofthe changes is important,there isn'ta\"required\"way to do it.This is justwhat has worked for me over time.  \nBefore the game.As I head forthe field,I make sure I have a pen,mylineup card holder,several index cardsand my designated-hitter-rule card(NCAA games only).Amedium-point  \na mark in the upper right-hand cornerof the lineup card.That way I knowIasked and should there be an issue,mymark will remind me I did so.  \nOnce I've accepted and approvedthe card,any changes count assubstitutions.I then repeat the stepsfor the visiting team and let the homecoach run through ground rules.  \nNotes.I use the index cards for allof my notes.Specifically,I will writedown any conferences,warnings,courtesy runners and/or items thatneed to be addressed with my crewafter the game.  \nWhen there is a warning orconference,I write down all of thetiming information—inning,outs,batter and count.If it is a warning,I alsowrite down which team was warnedand the reason.If it was a conference,I will make note of which numberconference it was and whether it wasan offensive or defensive meeting.Ifthe conference results in a substitution,  \nSharpie serves as my pen.Since I don'tdo a lot of writing during the game,itworks for me because I can read whatI write clearly and it will write on mostany surface.  \nIuse the index cards for gamenotes.All trips to the mound need to benoted.For high school games,I'l usethat same card to note when courtesyrunners come into the game.  \nI also have the DH rule,whichspans three pages in the rulebook,laminated on a card and it is in mylineup card holder.  \nAt the plate meeting.It iscustomary that the home team lineupbe taken first.That is only specificed inthe pro rulebook.  \nWhen I review each lineup card,I start with the uniform numbers.Although numbers are not required,Ilook to make sure they are listed and  \nI will mark an“X”through whichnumber conference it was,so I know itdoesn't count against a team's limit.  \nI use one side of a note card forall the conferences and courtesyrunners.I'll use separate note cards forwarnings,ejections and other notes.When weather becomes an issue,notethe situation when needed.It takeslittle time between innings and avoidsconflict should the game be stopped.  \nSubstitutions.Since each sub goesinto the game only once,but each of thenine or 10 spots in the lineup can seemultiple changes,I make most of mynotations next to the sub'sname.Forthe first sub of the game,I will put theletter“A”and the inning he enters nextto his name—T5 for the top of the fifthinning.  \nFor the person leaving the lineup,all I do is put an“A”and circle it.Thattells me that person has entered thelineup and when,and tells me whichplayer is out of the lineup without  \nthere are no duplications.I then quicklyscan the names,again looking for samelast names that might need first initials.Last,I count the nine fielding positionsand look for the DH.I will announceto the coach,\"You have Smith DH'ingfor Jones in the four spot.\"The onlypositions that officially matter are thepitcher,the DH(if one is being used)and the player being DH'd for.Butchecking for all the positions helpsensure the coach didn't include two firstbasemen in his lineup and leave out hisslick-fielding shortstop.Substitutes arenot required,but it does make it easierif they are on the card.  \nLast,for NFHS games only,I askthe legal question:“Are all of yourplayers properly and legally equipped,and does all of your equipment meetrule specifications?\"When the coachanswers,\"Yes\"and only then,I make  \nmuch writing or without crossing outanything.  \nFor NFHS games,when a starterre-","cbCaiiaQat28Peqc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiaQat28Peqc","pdf",519741,2,"English","en",105,"# My Lineup Card System\n## Before the game\n## Notes and markings during play\n## Substitutions and rule checks\n## Handling NFHS-specific situations\n## Review and continuity during a stoppage","[{\"question\":\"What materials are prepared before the game starts?\",\"answer\":\"Before going on the field, the user prepares a pen, a lineup card holder, several index cards, and a designated-hitter-rule card for NCAA games.\"},{\"question\":\"How are warnings, conferences, and timing information recorded?\",\"answer\":\"When a warning or conference occurs, the user writes inning, outs, batter, and count. 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