brief version of ASA rules

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by steveshane67

heres a classic baseball example. pitchers who know what the balk rule is are far less likely to balk than a pitcher who does not know what the balk rule is. if a pitcher thinks they can stride to home then throw to first, they probably will try to do that to pick a runner off. pitchers who know they arent allowed to do that, arent going to do that intentionally bc they dont want to give the base runner(s) 1 base.

This answer applies to any rule infraction, not just the quoted example.

I really like the answer about "coaching". Beyond the coach's responsibility to teach his players, I think that playing any sport will offer the players many learning moments.

The baseball pitcher that steps toward home then throws to first, or the F3 that stands in the basepath without the ball, or the batter who doesn't run because his batted ball touched the plate is about learn something! If you make this mistake one time and it costs your team, are you going to keep doing the same thing over and over again?

If you "whine" about it enough, you're going to learn another lesson and that one is going to be a bit more painful! I guess that Rule Number One of the Reader's Digest version of the rule book would need to be, "The umpire's ruling is final and if you argue to the point of being a jackhole you can be removed from the game".

Now that would be an easy rule for the coaches to teach their players before ever stepping out onto the field!