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There are FED rules because it IS a different game. Their athletes are not all baseball players, and all their baseball players are not athletes. They are still growing, physically and emotionally. They do not handle failure and success in the same way older, more mature players do.
High School parents and administrations are worried about injury as well as litigation, yet still want students to have the opportunity to participate.
Fields, equipment, coaches, and trainers are not of the same caliber as higher levels of ball.
Some baseball rules need more clarification, refinement, and explanation at the FED level - for players, coaches, fans, AND umpires.
I'd love to have one set of rules for EVERY level of ball, but it will never happen, and should never happen.
JJ
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