|
greymule
Fed rules, whether for softball or football or volleyball are for HS (and MS) students and are, by necessity, safety driven. In fact, all youth league rules (ASA,LL) have "sanitized" major league rules to make the game safer for kids. That's why the runner can't put the catcher in the 3rd row of the bleachers, or Rocket footballers play by weight class, or LL pitchers are limited to 3 innings a game.
Interesting, safety rules are going up. I don't believe that adult SP runners can put the catcher in the 3rd row anymore; hockey players are wearing helmets, and the NFL is changing rules to protect quarterbacks (much to the dismay of old guard defensive linemen)!
You are correct that the fake tag is a safety issue. FED considers it both an obstruction (preventing a runner from advancing), and misconduct (a safety violation). After a bench warning, the next player faking a tag is getting splinters in her butt the rest of the day.
WMB
|