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Originally Posted by teebob21
I'm working college frequently for the first time in a long time, and "paperwork" rules always get the better of me when on the field. They never seem to happen quite in the orderly fashion the rulesets spell out.
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Operating under the assumption that "they [will] never happen in quite the orderly fashion the rulesets spell out" makes, IMO, the following from the 2012 SUP Manual such a valuable piece of advice.....
"Absolute knowledge of every facet of every applicable rule has to be within a umpire's immediate recall".
There are 8 different situations in 8.3.3 that could rear their ugly head in a game. Same for 8.3.2 and 8.3.4, and 8 different effects for each...some with penalty some without. Take Shag's advice......use that extra lineup card holder for carrying a copy of the Improper Player chart in one of your ball bags.