What happened to me (Suspended)

[LilLeaguer]

Originally Posted by umpjim

Rule 2 in the hard copy does not have that exception but the 2011 RIM (don't have 2012 handy) does:

A COACH is an adult appointed to perform such duties as the manager shall designate. NOTE: if two(2) coaches are
appointed, the second coach may be age 16 years or older. [TBALL: Defensive coaches are permitted on the field for instructional purposes. Coaches are not permitted to touch a live ball but they may instruct players.] [TBALL: Offensive coaches are permitted in the coaching box and at home plate for instruction but they are not permitted to assist base runners.] [MINOR BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Option may be adopted to allow Manager and coaches on field.]

Yes, I was working fromthe 2012 RIM. My book is not in front of me right now.

So, the hard copy just has the reference in Section XIV. Reading just that, I would infer that LL always permits coaches on the field in Minors. Though I still have yet to see it.

I wonder how my board would decide a protest over this issue.

[kylejt]

In non-competetive LL minors the coaches are allowed, if decreed by the local rules, to be in the field of play with their defensive team. Plus, you've got the variable of the pitching machine, or coach pitch. And, seeing that you always need an adult in the dugout, sometimes three coaches aren't enough.

That said, sitting on buckets outside the dugouts is never allowed in a properly run LL game. But this wasn't LL.

Whenever I'm asked to work at park that's new to me, I always make an advanced visit, to see how things flow. I'm not going to go in green, and start imposing Marshall Law, when it's clear that a lot of rules aren't being followed. I'd just be labeled a dope, and asked not to return.

Gotta know your audience.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by LilLeaguer

Yes, I was working fromthe 2012 RIM. My book is not in front of me right now.

So, the hard copy just has the reference in Section XIV. Reading just that, I would infer that LL always permits coaches on the field in Minors. Though I still have yet to see it.

I wonder how my board would decide a protest over this issue.

"Option may be adopted..."

It's a local league decision. Which is irrelevant in the OP because the rules specifically say the coaches are not allowed out of the dugout.