Out of line?

[RPatrino]

Canada, I'm curious why you wanted to know.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Unless you have a local rule limiting the scope of the conference, you are misapplying the rule. You are using the same rule as for an injury trip to the mound. The coach can go say anything he wants to his runner.

You want to save the coach a charged trip when talking to his injured pitcher, so if it's for injury, he has to tell you he's checking on his pitcher. You then accompany the coach to the mound and listen to the conversation, making sure no strategy is being discussed, and that they are only addressing the injury and nothing else. If they start talking strategy, tell them to stop or you will charge a trip to the mound.

This same application is not to be used for offensive conferences, which can be about any subject, as can regular defensive conferences.

[Rcichon]

If the reason for his visit isn't as obvious as Jimmy Durante's nose, then ask what he needs time for BEFORE you grant it.

Asking after the fact acknowledges you've lost control of this sitch and makes you appear inexperienced at best.

IMO

[bob jenkins]

If you feel the need to ask the coach, a better question is, "Is he (the runner) okay?"

That said, I agree with the others -- if there's a restriction on vistis, you should go with the coach to be sure he's discussing an injury. Otherwise, myob.

[chuckfan1]

Its an ankle-biter game? Of course you can ask. No biggie. At that level, its instructional for all involved. And probably the coach wouldnt know whether it was your business or not why you were asking.
At higher levels of course you wouldnt ask, because you would know better not to, or would have handled it different from the start, as the others have suggested here.
Or, if you did ask, the coach would know to tell you to keep your nose out of his 'yit

[Rich]

Originally Posted by chuckfan1

Its an ankle-biter game? Of course you can ask. No biggie. At that level, its instructional for all involved. And probably the coach wouldnt know whether it was your business or not why you were asking.
At higher levels of course you wouldnt ask, because you would know better not to, or would have handled it different from the start, as the others have suggested here.
Or, if you did ask, the coach would know to tell you to keep your nose out of his 'yit

If that last thing happened and they were limited to one offensive conference, he'd get charged it, for certain.

If they had already used the conference, I'd go out just as I would for a pitcher injury.

But if there isn't such a rule or if it's applied in a lax manner, I'd just stay out of it. Why would I care what they were talking about?