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The difference between the Fed and ASA is that the Fed takes into consideration you are dealing with youth players, under the responsibility of a school official or designee.
For all intent and purpose, a NFHS game is basically played on the school's time and liability and at a location approved by the participating institutions.
In ASA, the coach(es) usually do not necessarily have a legal right and/or liability to speak as an authority for the child or make any "decisions" in case of medical emergencies. I'm sure many organizations use the standard waivers, contracts, etc. to relieve coaches from some responsibilities, but that is that particular team or organizations, not ASA. If you ever paid attention to how ASA handles things you will notice that they often go out of their way to avoid even a remote possibility of being placed in precarious or litigeous situations.
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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