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Originally Posted by umpire12
lol..thats funny...now the coach isnt just inept, he cheating. lets look at this.....a coach comes to you and says he wants to bat his flex in another position besides the dp. you say coach, thats illegal, im not going to allow it. this conversation is overheard by the opposing teams head coach and some fans. later in the game this opposing coach reenters a substitute for a second time which inexplicably gets by you. once discovered and penalties are to be meted out, this coach wants to know why you wouldnt allow his opponents change but you allowed his and accuses you of favoritism. a brouhaha ensues. when the uic comes to see what the fuss is about ,the fans in the area concur what the coach says . this whole scene would wreek of partiality. what now? talk about a fustercluck. i would prefer to keep it equitable by not coaching. hinting perhaps but not outright coaching
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Two things.
1 - What you describe is an incompetent umpire, as they are unable to maintain a proper line-up card. No forum in the world can correct this, and there's no point in discussing that any further.
2 - What you're saying is that the second coach has re-entered a player a second time, KNOWING that I just had a conversation with the opposing team manager whereby I told him/her s/he can't do this. In that case, s/he willfully violated the rules, and s/he deserves everything the rule book says s/he does. I'd have zero sympathy for a coach who confesses this tidbit of information to me by making such an accusation.
I'd certainly deserve the chewing by my UIC afterward, but it still falls on the coach to make sure they play fairly and legally. This is why ASA gives teams a copy of the rule book upon registration, and the rule is written so simply and plainly that there should be no confusion regarding the re-entry of a player.