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Thanks, all, for the input.
Mike: No, I probably haven't been attending the right clinics. Or, any clinics for that matter, since I just became ASA certified eight days ago. So far, I've only been to the local association rule meetings.
Most definitely, I will follow-up with the class instructor at the next association meeting. That's my reason for bringing this up- to get it right BEFORE I need to apply it on the field.
Still, there's something I can't shake that just doesn't feel right about this. On one hand, we can prevent a coach from making an illegal sub, thus preventing a penalty. Yet, on the other, as you note, "It is possible that the umpire is not aware of the illegal sub." If protested, we nail this team.
It seems that in the second case, the umpires lack of diligence has put one team in a potentially bad situation.
What type of reaction might we expect if one coach is penalized for an illegal sub, while perhaps earlier in the game you have prevented the opposing coach from making the same mistake through "preventive umpiring"?
And what ever happened to the frequent cry of "it's the coaches responsibility to know the rules"?
No, I am not aruguing anyone's point from this thread, just offering up a few thoughts. As I said, I will follow-up with the instructor and I'm sure that he will set me straight.
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