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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by Texas Aggie
While a coach may not DQ a player, I don't agree that a coach can't make one unavailable.
The (NF) rule reads, "...if it has no substitutes to replace disqualified or injured players..."
If a coach says a player is no longer available, he or she is no longer a "substitute(s) to replace" another player. A sustitute is not defined in rule 4, and there is no provision I'm aware of that requires someone listed on the scorebook to play or return to the game, even if they have already played.
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NFHS case book play 3.1.1. If a player is "available", you gotta put him/her in.
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YU.P.!
Coach made that kid unavailable.
That's what happened; sure as Yankee pitchers in an open dome.
mick
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Yeah, I was just responding to the point made that there was
no provision in the rules to make a substitute or an eligible player on the bench go into the game. There is.
The question of whether a substitute is "available" or not is a whole 'nother matter though. Personally, I'd probably handle this type of situation exactly the way you are suggesting.