Malicious contact

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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.