[Dave Flowerday]

To those who are requesting that teams be required to be inspected before practicing: I see your point but this rule should not be in effect right away. Perhaps, if this becomes a rule, it should apply after 2pm or so.

My reasoning is this: I don't have hard evidence, but I suspect that the majority of missed matches occur early in the day (teams not ready or arriving late, etc). Obviously this is also the time when few, if any, teams are inspected. If this rule was in effect all day, then it's quite likely that open practice slots would go unfilled, and that's simply a waste.