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Old Mon Jun 01, 2015, 08:49am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
Corrected that for you. You might want to remind the coach that when a team refuses to participate, the penalty is a forfeit.
Why wouldn't we just go ahead and charge a defensive conference here? That's one less than the coach would have for the game. It's really no difference if the defense had taken the field, and then before the first pitch of the inning, the coach comes out of the dugout and requests Time to confer. Or the coach stands next to the circle while the pitcher delivers her five warm-ups, and then wants to talk to the defense when you're ready to start the inning.

I can understand not allowing the conference if the coach has already used up his/her three allotted conferences (ASA, NFHS) earlier in the game. But if he/she still has conferences available, is he/she not allowed to request one right after the one-minute warm-up?
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