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Originally posted by officialtony
Please tell me why there would be no way you would go to PU for help if the Coach asks.
Also, would it be a different scenario if your call was safe and the defensive coach asks you to go to the PU for help?
Is it because you are sure of the call?
If so, does this call for an ejection if either Coach makes a huge ( I mean HUGE ) issue out of you not going to the PU?
I am learning.
Thanks.
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If you ask for help because the coach asked you to he will be like a jack in the box on every close call for the rest of the game, and for every one of his future games. If you made a call, safe or out, you must have felt sure about it so there is no need to ask your partner, and yes, if he makes a HUGE deal out of it, get rid of him.
The way I was taught is that if you are sure the ball beat the runner, but not sure if the fielder came off the bag ask the PU for help, before making a call. A simple point and question "was he on the bag?" should suffice, but while you are saying it your mind should be saying to you "if he was on the bag he is out", otherwise you would have called him safe. It has not happened very often either when I am on bases or plate, but the possibility is mentioned in pregame every time.