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Originally Posted by Andy
My take is that a "team representative" is someone other than a player.
I would not charge a conference for a batter requesting time to confer with a base runner, just as a conference is not charged for the catcher requesting time to go speak with the pitcher.
I had this scenario a few years ago, it was an NFHS game, but the rule is the same. Team A has an all-everything pitcher with an injury. She is not in uniform and is not playing. While team A is on defense, time is requested and she (all-everything pitcher) comes out of the dugout to talk to the pitcher.
I did not charge a conference since she was not a "coach". Upon seeking feedback, I was told that I was wrong, that a conference should have been charged because at that time, she was not a player, but acting as a team representative.
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To this side play, I would have charged, even if in uniform, if someone comes out of the dugout and confers with a player for anything other than a possible injury. At the very least, she is delivering a message from the coach.
As others have said, batter/baserunner is not a charged conference.