The Navy-Army game, part I

This is going to be an interesting game.
Both Army and Navy are competing in the Varsity Cup, Division I.
More importantly, my father is coming to the game.
Logistically speaking, I will have to add some steps to my process to make sure he is comfortable while I'm busy shooting.

The game will be held at the US Naval Academy rugby field.
There are two plain fields adjacent to each other. For the last game someone brought in portable bleachers for one side of the field. Given that Navy will be playing Army, I'm expecting more fans than before - busloads from Army - and so more bleachers. So parking will be tighter; arrive early.

Projected temp is 55 degrees and sunny. Meaning high contrast shooting. Shooting on the bleacher side means shooting into a background of trees. Shooting from the other side means getting shots of the bleachers in the shot. Good? Bad? It really depends on where the sun is. Last time it was cloudy with no shadows, so I don't know where the sun will be, and where the shadows will fall.

The plan is to use the THREE cameras with lenses as follows.

Nikon D7200 with 70-200 2.8 lens. Supplemental lens
Nikon D2H with Sigma 300m prime lens, 2.8. Primary shooting setup.
Nikon D200 with 24-70 2.8 lens. Rented lens as a trial.
Monopod for D2H (too heavy for hand-holding),
7200 on a sling on one hip, the D200 on a sling on the other side.
I shouldn't need rain gear.

About the wide-angle lens...
I have rented a 24-70 2.8 zoom lens. This will be used for close-in action, when I'm at the try zone and want to capture all the close action, stuff that is much too close for the 300 prime lens.
EVERY GAME I've had a situation where I've almost been mown down by a wing coming down the side looking for a try. I can only capture so much of that before the he's too close for the camera to focus. So I need something that can take closer shots, closer than the 70mm zoom can take.
So, an experiment with the wide-to-tele zoom.

This will have to go on the Nikon D200, on a sling on my hip.
When using cameras on a sling, I have to cradle the camera on the monopod in the crook of my left arm while I shoot with the right.  Two cameras on the hip? This will take some doing.

The experiment with the cane chair worked very well. I could get some shots pretty low down.
That is, I was closer to the ground so I was looking UP at players, which works well with tackles where the guys are generally looking down and tackling around the waist or torso.
Like in cycling, where the best shots are taken by sitting on the curb, as the guys whiz past with their focus on their front wheel.

That's it for now.