[PeteBooth]

Tuss, you must learn the sub rules, inside and out.

Unless you umpire EXCLUSIVELY for LL it's almost impossible to keep up with all the sub changes that LL has in place. There are regular season rules then tournament rules.

When I first started umpiring LL (approx 11/12 yrs. ago) the rules have drastically changed compared to all other rule codes. When I umpired All Stars there was no MPR requirement, no SPR just the "regular" Substitution rules ie; Starters were the only ones who could re-enter and they could only re-enter once.

Today in addition to the SPR rule, I think there is virtually free substituion once all players meet MPR. Then there is MPR itself which caused some games to turn into fiascos.

As mentioned, unless you are strictly a LL umpire, the sub rules are UNIQUE to LL, hence my terminology "Local league Rules"

I agree, Dave's chart comes in handy and since I still help out during tournament time I use the "cheat sheet".

My main point in this entire thread is that I do not "beat myself up" if I do not remember or know the SUB rules as you say "Inside and Out"

Pete Booth