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Originally Posted by dumbref
Because of the high humidity and often heavy dew on the field, it is a common practice to swap the ball after every play. We normally work in five man crews and ball boy has become a valued crew member. Allowing the boy to bring the ball to the umpire is an accepted practice in AL. You may think it bush league, but a good ball boy can speed up play when you swap the ball that often.
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For the record, I don't think it is bush league.
We do 5 man here, and we allow the ball boy to bring the ball in between plays, as long as they do not hold up the RFP. We remind them to run the ball all the way into the U, and not to throw the ball at all. Most teams have ball boys that are very well trained and do an excellent job. For those teams that don't do so well, after the first couple of screw-ups, we banish them from the field except for tries and COP.