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Originally Posted by Manny A
Ummm, not true. From the LL Rules Instruction Manual under the pitching rule for softball.
So in LL, if the pitcher takes her signs off the plate, the plate umpire is required to inform the pitcher she can't do that. Failure of the pitcher to comply with the warning can lead to her being removed not only from the pitching position, but from the game entirely.
That said, I don't know of too many umpires who would do that. More than likely they would repeat the warnings a couple of times until it sinks in.
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The rule you quoted doesn't say that they can't take a signal off the plate. Just that they have to take or simulate taking a signal while on the plate.