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The NFHS rules (Rule 6-1-1) states that the pitcher "shall take his sign from the catcher with his pivot foot in contact with the pitcher's plate" The penalty for violation of article 1 says that "The ball is dead immediately when an illegal pitch occurs. If there is no runner, a ball is awarded the batter. If there is a runner such illegal act is a BALK."
Seems to me that taking signs off the rubber IS a balk.
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