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As a FED rules interpreter in Illinois I emphasize at all my preseason meetings to the COACHES to have the equipment that is to be inspected in one area of the dugout so the umpires can quickly and effectively inspect the gear before the game. I also tell umpires that, if one arrives at the gamesite before the other, the one who is there MUST inspect the equipment. The FED orders us to inspect the equipment. Common sense should tell us all to do it to help cover our butts in a liability case - and you can bet it WILL happen somewhere!
BTW - in NCAA, if we DON'T inspect the equipment before the game, we are quickly rated way down or scratched from the conference altogether for not doing our jobs.
GBA
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