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Originally Posted by Chess Ref

Partner brought this up in our game yesterday, 14U,and we both were unsure if this should be a charged defensive conference ?

Catcher asks PU for time, a quick settle down the pitcher timeout.

He grants, and the herd all congregate in the circle.

The backup catcher came out of the dugout and participated in the gathering at the circle.

So the rule , 5-7-B , refers to "other team representative", so I say it is a charged conference,

What say you ?

Charged conference. What rules?

For instance, 2011 NFHS defines it this way:

SECTION 14 CONFERENCES: CHARGED, (snip)
ART. 1 . . . Charged Conference. A charged conference is when the coach or
dugout/bench personnel requests and is granted a time-out to meet with offensive
or defensive personnel.