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The ASA rule governing this is easier to understand what they have in mind than the NFHS rule.
In ASA, it used to be that the coach had to inform the umpire he was removing the pitcher before he entered the field of play (at least that is they way I remember it without digging out an old rule book). This year, the book says if he informs the umpire before he talks with any player, it is not a charged conference. This means that the coach removed the pitcher, not the umpire as a penalty for excessive charged conferences.
If the coach removes the pitcher before the rule takes effect, then the pitcher may return to pitch later in the game. If the pitcher is removed by rule, then the pitcher may not return to pitch (she can still play any other position, subject to normal reentry rules).
I assume that same idea applies to NFHS (i.e. if the coach removes her vs removal by rule), but the NFHS does not give a clear "line of demarcation" as to when the rule takes effect.
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Tom
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