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I'm not sure what rule a USSSA umpire would show you to "prove" that the pitcher is prohibited from taking a sign while off of the pitcher's plate. Their rule is the same as the high school rule, which is the same as the ASA rule and all the rest.
This is a commonly misinterpreted rule. To say that any of these sanctioning bodies prohibit taking a sign before engaging the rubber is...bull...loney.
What the rules do require is that once she engages the rubber the pitcher must either take, or simulate taking, a sign from the catcher. This requirement is to force the pitcher to pause and not committ a quick pitch.
Before she steps on the rubber, she can take a sign from anyplace she wants- the catcher, her coach, the dugout, Dad in the stands or from the centerfielder if she wants. There is no rule preventing this!
This is a commonly misinterpreted rule. To say that any of these sanctioning bodies prohibit taking a sign before engaging the rubber is...bull...loney.
What the rules do require is that once she engages the rubber the pitcher must either take, or simulate taking, a sign from the catcher. This requirement is to force the pitcher to pause and not committ a quick pitch.
Before she steps on the rubber, she can take a sign from anyplace she wants- the catcher, her coach, the dugout, Dad in the stands or from the centerfielder if she wants. There is no rule preventing this!