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I also agree w/ the "clueless" aspect of what the player is doing. Sometimes they just don't know what they should be doing. On any ball that's hit, F3's "job" is to go to first base. The "getting out of the way part" is what's often left out of the job description.
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That is absurd. Warning a player to not violate a rule is not coaching, it is doing your job.
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- needs to know the warning - can adapt to the player's personality - often does not want us talking to players - might need to be "reminded" of the rule
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If a player is violating some rule, I will always discuss it with the coach. The player may be present, but I will direct my comments to the coach. I had a partner in a game who was PU. He called an IP on a pitcher who stepped onto the plate with hands together. The girl looked into the dugout at her coach and hunched her shoulders as if asking what she did wrong. The PU then proceeded to walk out to the circle to explain to the pitcher how she should do it properly. Her coach was out of the dugout like a shot telling the PU not to tell his pitcher how to pitch. Now, as far as "rules violations" go, that was a pretty simple fix. But it's something that could have been handled a lot better by the PU. He could have asked the coach to come out, explained his call, and then let the coach take it from there. That guy was and is an "OOO". I guess it could relate to one of the sportsmanship codes for parents: Let the players play. Let the coaches coach. Let the officials officiate.
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This is always situational depending on the level of play.
The times I have seen this, I actually "warned" the runner and her coach, rather than the defense. IMO, defense can commit OBS all day long, not my problem; but the offense has zero right to physically move the defender out of the way. In extremely low-level rec, I have, on occasion, casually mentioned to the defensive coach that there is a an increased risk of collision/injury for those players who always have their foot on the base, when there is no throw coming in.
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Lamar at UNLV 36:10
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Thanks for the link... got caught up watching this game... at 48:35 U1 rings up runner at 1B for a LBR violation; I can't see how he gets that from her actions (thought maybe she left early, but it wasn't a DDB)
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If I see a runner intentionally knock a defender on her butt, I have another rule that I can enforce as appropriate to the action. But you write that this is just a part of the softball game? I am ready to be enlightened with a rule that supports this.
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