@JoeA: At least two of our Buckeye Heat '95 players are not allowed in HS to make their own base running decisions in the manner you describe. I'm sure it comes as no surprise to you that they are eager for the HS season to be over.
@jbennett53: You are so right. I think that at most high schools, if you asked any of the coaching or scoring staff what "ATEC" referred to, they would not answer that it is a scoring guide, let alone that it is considered the "bible" of softball scoring. It's a shame that high school stats vary so wildly. There is also some variance in the quality of travel ball stats, of course, but I don't think that variance comes close to the problem in high school.