Malicious contact

[BlueDevilRef]

Of course I have heard of unsportsmanlike conduct......which is how you eject in any rule set. Maybe ASA should stop worrying about chin straps and silly things like that and get this rule right. Around here, it's fallen by the wayside anyway so it's nothing to me but I'd be bothered with an ejection but no out in this type of play.

[RKBUmp]

Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef

Of course I have heard of unsportsmanlike conduct......which is how you eject in any rule set. Maybe ASA should stop worrying about chin straps and silly things like that and get this rule right. Around here, it's fallen by the wayside anyway so it's nothing to me but I'd be bothered with an ejection but no out in this type of play.

If I'm.not mistaken asa no longer requires chin straps.

[BlueDevilRef]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

If I'm.not mistaken asa no longer requires chin straps.

I'll admit I don't know bc I don't do it anymore. But last time I did, chin straps was all anyone was concerned about. I found it very silly.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef

Of course I have heard of unsportsmanlike conduct......which is how you eject in any rule set. Maybe ASA should stop worrying about chin straps and silly things like that and get this rule right. Around here, it's fallen by the wayside anyway so it's nothing to me but I'd be bothered with an ejection but no out in this type of play.

Hey, you asked the question.

IMO, the chin strap rule was and should still be, something that was important for safety reasons and made an umpire's life much easier by eliminating the ACCIDENTAL removal or the falling off of the helmet.

[BlueDevilRef]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Hey, you asked the question.

IMO, the chin strap rule was and should still be, something that was important for safety reasons and made an umpire's life much easier by eliminating the ACCIDENTAL removal or the falling off of the helmet.

12th year of both NFHS and Utrip, neither of which require chin strap, and I really don't remember a helmet coming off ever. Maybe I am forgetting it but I don't recall any.

[jmkupka]

Mike, I guess a good barometer of that would be, if the 2 coaches were already going at it from across the diamond, I wouldn't facilitate things by closing the distance (even as a moderator).