different rule books do you need to know in your to work all of the games in your area?
Here in this area of NYS, we are fairly lucky in that we really only to know two different books - ASA and PONY....NY high school ball uses (with certain exceptions) ASA 18U rules, and the only other rec ball ball we work around here is PONY...thank GOD we dont do LL.....and of course those who do college ball need the NCAA book....
this has probably been brought up before, but its always nice to see some of the newer people here chime in!
NY is kind of weird also in that in volleyball, we dont use NFHS either, but use the NCAA book there.....
I do not know what other sports here use, but there are perpetual rumors about NY going NFHS for all sports .....but have never heard anything more than rumors..apparently there is very strong resistance at the local AD/coaching/officials level about this - the ADs and coaches must believe that in softball, for example, using the ASA book gives the kids an advantage, as the differences between ASA and NCAA are relatively less that the difference between the NFHS and NCAA rules.[or are they???] As far as the officials..well..we ALL know that us officials are lazy b**tards who dont want to learn a whole new book...right???
Any comments on this??