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Old Mon Mar 06, 2017, 11:34am
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The NCAA book covers it, as Steve quoted the rule. But I don't believe ASA/USA Softball or NFHS has a similar rule. It's up to the umpires and coaches to come up with a ground rule on how to handle a tarp that is in LBT in those games. So reading Rule 5 in the FED book isn't really going to help you.

From what I've heard, the NCAA rule really is an issue of not wanting to damage tarps by players with cleats climbing on them. Let them climb on fences, walls, etc., to make circus catches to their hearts desire. But not the tarps.
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