The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Softball

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Sun Feb 21, 2010, 12:39am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 69
DP/Flex

NFHS rules - The DP can replace anyone on defense any time, any number of times while the FLEX player may replace the DP any time, any number of times.

If DP goes in on defense for any player other than the FLEX, does an official notification need to be made?

If the DP goes in for the FLEX, the Flex has "left the game" so a notification to the umpire is made. How many times can the Flex re-enter(not substitution)... For example, can the FLEX and DP swap on defense every other inning?
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Sun Feb 21, 2010, 08:14am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: north central Pa
Posts: 2,360
Quote:
Originally Posted by sprivitor View Post
NFHS rules - The DP can replace anyone on defense any time, any number of times while the FLEX player may replace the DP any time, any number of times.

If DP goes in on defense for any player other than the FLEX, does an official notification need to be made?

If the DP goes in for the FLEX, the Flex has "left the game" so a notification to the umpire is made. How many times can the Flex re-enter(not substitution)... For example, can the FLEX and DP swap on defense every other inning?
I want to know when the DP goes into the field for somebody other than the Flex.

As for the Flex & DP "swapping", each player is allowed to be removed from the game 1 time and re-enter 1 time. The positions never disappear from the lineup - when there at the start of the game - so you could swap every other inning IF you have enough players.
__________________
Steve M
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old Sun Feb 21, 2010, 08:14am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,340
DP is an offensive position that can play defense, the Flex is a defensive positioin. The DP can play defense for any player other than the Flex without it being considered a substitution. If the DP does play defense for the Flex, the Flex has left the game, the lineup has dropped to 9 players and it counts as a subsitution for the Flex. The Flex can bat only for the DP, but if they do, it counts as a substitution for the DP and again the lineup has dropped from 10 to 9.

The lineup can change back and forth between 10 and 9 any number of times, however, the players in those positions are still only entitled to 1 reentry each.

In ASA ball the DP playing defense for anyone other than the flex doesnt have to be reported unless they playing for the pitcher or catcher. Then you would need to report them in order to use a courtesy runner if you so choose.

Last edited by RKBUmp; Sun Feb 21, 2010 at 08:17am.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old Fri Mar 05, 2010, 06:26pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Land Of The Free and The Home Of The Brave (MD/DE)
Posts: 6,425
words

Not just for this topic, but many people get confused because of ambiguous terminology.

A player is only allowed one re-entry, but multiple players can hold a position (defense or offense) during a game.

The lineup includes the Flex (or EP or AP); but the batting order is only the nine players currently on offense.
__________________
Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old Sat Mar 06, 2010, 09:37pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 372
this powerpoint presentation is a great learning tool

Lineup Card Management
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Dp/flex jmkupka Softball 22 Mon Jun 15, 2009 09:37am
ASA FLEX/DP sprivitor Softball 4 Sun Apr 17, 2005 09:59pm
Reporting Flex for DP and DP for Flex shipwreck Softball 5 Tue Sep 07, 2004 02:44pm
FLEX AND DP mg43 Softball 7 Thu Jul 08, 2004 02:50pm
DP/FLEX db Softball 11 Mon Apr 19, 2004 01:46pm


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:05am.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1