NFHS Equipment Inspections

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I'm pretty sure the idea was to keep the umpire out of the dugout and equipment bags.

As a bemused baseball umpire, with no responsibility to inspect anything, why, based upon the rule wording, do you have to wait untill everything is put outside before you inspect? Maybe a caseplay makes that clear but otherwise it is not.

[Insane Blue]

Originally Posted by umpjim

As a bemused baseball umpire, with no responsibility to inspect anything, why, based upon the rule wording, do you have to wait untill everything is put outside before you inspect? Maybe a caseplay makes that clear but otherwise it is not.

Basically they do not want male umpires inside the dugout with female players.

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by Insane Blue

Basically they do not want male umpires inside the dugout with female players.

Why don't they say that? Why should female umpires have to wait for the equipment to be put outside?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by umpjim

Why don't they say that? Why should female umpires have to wait for the equipment to be put outside?

Not a gender issue as much as logistics, time wasted, fraternization, perception of others, and just getting it right.