Softball – Pels vs. Conferees

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The leader of this event should act as captain, coach, and diplomat. Winning is great - but it's not vital. All people (women and men) from Sr. Teens and up should be invited to play. Everyone should get a chance to play, making sure that you maintain a good mix of women and men. As leader you should make the batting order, help sort out positions and help keep the game in a fun-loving spirit (humiliating the Pels is not a reThe leader of this event should act as captain, coach, and diplomat. Winning is great - but it's not vital. All people (women and men) from Sr. Teens and up should be invited to join the team. Everyone should get a chance to play, making sure that you maintain a good mix of women and men. As leader you should make the batting order, help sort out positions and help keep the game in a fun-loving spirit (humiliating the Pels is not a requirement - but it wouldn't hurt either). In 2002 the male biased comments from the Conferees pre game resulted in lots of cross-dressing that seemed to boost the quality of the play. As one teen put it “where else can I play softball with my father while we are both cross dressed”.

You should select a good umpire who knows the rule of underhand/slow pitch softball. S/he should be good natured, fair (most of the time – and when not in favor of the losing team/conferees…) and willing to accept the fact that no one likes the ump, so they may toss him/her into the brisk ocean water at the end of the game!

R&S 2003, S&J 2006