Coach can't have count indicator?

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If Peter wants to hear the rest of the story, he's going to be reading for a long time. The moral of the story is, I just want to know if it's actually legal or not. Alot of the messages posted were missing the whole point of my post.

Thank you for the one who stated it had nothing to do with an umpire on the 'clicker'. I didn't know what the heck it's called so I went to search for Umpire equipment and that was the official name "Indicator". So that was the search name I used on the PDFs that I found on USSSA and Major League.

It was a jack### board member who came over from the concession stand area to tell our coach (our kids were on defense) to put the clicker away or he would be ejected. The coaches just keep track of the count and outs so they will know what to do when for the kids. Not to argue with the umpires when we only have 3 balls and it should be 4, etc. Although sometimes it could very important to argue in a gametime situation! But, the homebook is always official anyway.

So, again, does ANYONE know of any rule stating it is ILLEGAL for a coach to have a 'clicker' on the field or on the dugout at anytime. In that case, is it wrong for a parent/fan is not allowed to have one either? Give me a break!

Please let me know, I appreciate the input so far!