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Originally posted by bethsdad
I have also "heard" the rule if you take your helmet off when not in the dugout you are out. I like ASA more all the time !
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For ASA JO (i.e. youth) ball, a runner is out if she deliberately removes her helmet during a live ball play. The rule is ASA 3-5E. However, the rule does say,
"Umpires should use discretion as to the intent of the rule concerning player safety."
This means, for example, that is a runner has just crossed home, and the ball is still in the outfield with other runners on base, that the runner should not be called out if she removes her helmet just before entering the dugout. The player is in no danger of being in the middle of a play, so safety was not an issue, so the rule should not be invoked.