I agree that it is not an umpire's place to either school coaches on the rules or to give a mini clinic on rules/rule changes at the plate conference. They are the coaches, they should be reading the rule book on a regular basis if they want to do the job.
Discussion of the strike zone is something else that will not occur. As I stated earlier, I like to keep the pregame conference short, sweet, and to the point.
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