Those Pesky Things In My Envelope

How do I get you to look at the stuff in the envelope? If I really need you to see it (you owe money), I staple it to the sheet, a few times-just to be (more) annoying. If something is folded within your sheet, I need you to see it, but you probably don't owe any money. If there is red ink on your sheet, you need to read it (you probably owe money and/or score sheets). If I hand write something on your sheet-it's usually just a reminder and I know that you'll follow up with whatever I ask. If you have nothing hand written, stamped or highlighted, you're Golden, your team rocks! I need to get smiley stamps. That's my next goal, smiley faces on score sheets to teams that fill out their sheets correctly, remit fees on time, write in the defensive shots, total their innings, write correct player numbers, etc.

Schedules-we give these out usually the 1st week of every session, and also when there are schedule changes. Inevitably, every Wednesday, a certain player calls to see where he is playing. Ed and I both look at caller ID while ignoring the incessant ring of the telephone, the phone continues to ring, all day. By 3 pm, the player is sweating, by 4 pm-convulsing, and the phone is still ringing. We usually pick up his 10th call-about 5-6 pm to let him know where he is playing. He gets schedules, usually a few every session. It's just easier to call the office than to read the bottom of the score sheet or a schedule.

Team Contact Information Form, when we do get these back, they're usually not filled out. I know you don't want to hear from me, but I rarely call and if I do, it's usually something important-i.e. the other team needs to reschedule, you have a bye, you owe money, we owe you money, happy birthday (really, we call you to wish you a happy birthday), etc. So please, have everyone look over those forms and make any corrections or additions, especially email addresses.

So to those captains/players who share the info, I thank you! Please post here so I can properly recognize you.