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  1. CoachJ5513

    NFHS 2023 -- Blinged out edition!

    https://www.nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/softball-points-of-emphasis-2023/ https://www.nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/softball-rules-changes-2023/
  2. CoachJ5513

    Custom glove question

    NCAA 3.6.2 - Any player's glove May not be the color of the ball but may be any combination of other colors. NFHS 1-4-1 - Any player's glove can be a maximum of two colors not distracting. Lacing shall not be the color of the ball. Glove/mitt may not be entirely Optic Yellow. No markings...
  3. CoachJ5513

    Possible obstruction call at first, I may have blown it

    IMHO.... any time a fielder (who does not have possession of the ball) either impedes or causes a runner to alter her path to the base, it is obstruction
  4. CoachJ5513

    What is the Rule?

    Agree 100% Same situation with the ball striking the bat on a "backswing" would be interference... you can actively hinder without intentionally doing so
  5. CoachJ5513

    Intentional walk

    All recommended changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. In Rule 2-65-2, the committee added language to include intentional walks into the fast-pitch game. The rule states that a request for an intentional walk can now be made prior to or during the at-bat by the...
  6. CoachJ5513

    How many players are too many?

    I was once asked how many pitchers a team should carry. The answer is "2 is too many and 5 is not enough" As far as how many players a team should carry ... after 10 U, to make sure you are able to field 9 players you should probably carry whatever age group you play, i.e. 12-18 its hard to...
  7. CoachJ5513

    Once a check swing has been ruled a swing by the plate umpire, can that decision be changed?

    You cannot "unstrike" a pitch or "unfoul/unfair" a batted ball
  8. CoachJ5513

    What the #$%#$@?? Ump on the fritz!

    I had a Texas 2A regional final game (NFHS) where the batter boxes were 4'x6' and about a 3" river I let the coaches know at the plate conference that I would be enforcing regulation box and that batters would be reminded to maintain 6" from plate
  9. CoachJ5513

    Where is K Zone?

  10. CoachJ5513

    NFHS Courtesy Runner Rule

    My absolute favorite is when a coach argues that his intent was for the flex to run for his DP... sorry coach, she can pinch run but not courtesy
  11. CoachJ5513

    Batter hit by pitched ground ball.

    If a batter is hit by the ball "outside" the batters box then the pitch is a "dead ball - ball" or a "dead-ball strike"
  12. CoachJ5513

    Softball tan lines

    the fox tan at Ulta - the elixir (3 daughters) thefoxtan.com
  13. CoachJ5513

    Batter hit by pitched ground ball.

    probably a local rec rule ?
  14. CoachJ5513

    PAP VETS

    I would budget 7-9, depending on pool games and guarantees
  15. CoachJ5513

    Terrible human being

    I would consider that unsportsmanlike like behaviour and confine that coach to the dugout. I always try to avoid a parking lot ejection, and never argue in a confrontational stance (chest to chest, squared up, etc). Call time, walk to the offending coach,and have this convo shoulder to...
  16. CoachJ5513

    Teams with Gold and Elite in their organizational Names

    teams with Phenoms or Angels in the name arent necessarily phenoms and angels either... just saying
  17. CoachJ5513

    12U, NFHS rules travel ball. Need opinion on whether to approach umpire.

    I no longer use my phone to keep time in tournaments for appearance reasons... i bought a digital cook timer with a magnet i can stick on the fence Preventative umpiring?
  18. CoachJ5513

    Is it a requirement that varsity baseball and softball be equally funded?

    Had a tournament each year to raise money for softball program. Coach organized it, and parents worked it (tickets, concessions, field maintenance...) We averaged $14-16K from that tourney even after umpires were paid. This was only used to fund softball, including tourney fees, etc. When that...
  19. CoachJ5513

    Is this catchers interference?

    if catcher's mitt is over the plate, or catcher has left catchers box I'd call CI
  20. CoachJ5513

    Seen in a game this weekend.

    If a ball hit the rubber and bounced into foul territory in the infield it would be a foul ball, but never heard that one (assuming it was a line drive into the rubber and did not touch the ground in fair territory)

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