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I have been at 4 ASA tourneys over the last 4 weeks and and cannot believe how many umpires and coaches do not know the rules, and get ****ed when you question them or try to correct the mistake, so I'm here to vent....
1. ?There is NO EP in fastpitch, only in slowpitch. ?There is a DP/Flex though.
2. ?A courtesy runner may be used for the pitcher/catcher as long as that player has not been in the game previously. ?You can not take out a starter, and then use them later as a courtesy runner!!!
3. ?You may only bat 9 in your lineup at anytime!!!
4. ?The pitcher must take a signal or appear to take a signal with her hands apart. ?She cannot step on the rubber with her hands together, and not seperate them before her delivery!!!
5. ?A batter/runner that is obstructed at first, cannot be called out between the two bases where obstructed...this doesn't give them a free run around the bases, all the way to home!!!
6. ?A runner is not out if touched by a hit ball, after it passes a fielder!!!
7. ?You cannot put a sub in the #3 spot in the batting lineup, and then when the girl you have taken out comes up to bat, and has a 1-1 count, then be questioned about an illegal batter say..."Ooops, we really wanted to put the sub in the #8 spot."
These all have happened in the games I have been in..... Not only do I have to keep my focus on my players and the game, but I am having to train umpires and coaches about the rules of the game.....BUY AND READ THE RULEBOOK!!!
Anyone else have any interesting rules interpretations...
1. ?There is NO EP in fastpitch, only in slowpitch. ?There is a DP/Flex though.
2. ?A courtesy runner may be used for the pitcher/catcher as long as that player has not been in the game previously. ?You can not take out a starter, and then use them later as a courtesy runner!!!
3. ?You may only bat 9 in your lineup at anytime!!!
4. ?The pitcher must take a signal or appear to take a signal with her hands apart. ?She cannot step on the rubber with her hands together, and not seperate them before her delivery!!!
5. ?A batter/runner that is obstructed at first, cannot be called out between the two bases where obstructed...this doesn't give them a free run around the bases, all the way to home!!!
6. ?A runner is not out if touched by a hit ball, after it passes a fielder!!!
7. ?You cannot put a sub in the #3 spot in the batting lineup, and then when the girl you have taken out comes up to bat, and has a 1-1 count, then be questioned about an illegal batter say..."Ooops, we really wanted to put the sub in the #8 spot."
These all have happened in the games I have been in..... Not only do I have to keep my focus on my players and the game, but I am having to train umpires and coaches about the rules of the game.....BUY AND READ THE RULEBOOK!!!
Anyone else have any interesting rules interpretations...