Pitcher Warming - HS Varsity Fed Rules

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Originally Posted by SE Minnestoa Re

But if I were a coach...

And, as an umpire at your game, I would not prevent you from doing so. But, in Ohio, we umpires have no NFHS/OHSAA rule that requires youth protectors to wear a helmet.

As an aside, I have refused to change the status of the ball from dead to live while waiting for a ball shagger without a helmet to fetch a dead ball in live ball territory. Usually I can get the shagging team's attention and have the kid put on a helmet before he takes off after the ball. But, during those times when that is not possible, I simply won't put the ball in play until the shagger is "safely" back in his team's dugout (or if the shagger is one of 700 +/- girls playing baseball in California, her team's dugout.)