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Old Sat May 11, 2013, 05:26pm
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The last LL rules that I had seen specifically prohibits leagues from making a must slide rule. Last book I saw was 08. One of the few points I agreed on with LL.
Think about it. How can LL prohibit anyone from enacting a rule locally? Not saying there should be such a rule, but what are they going to do? Yes, that is a question.
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Old Sat May 11, 2013, 05:30pm
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Think about it. How can LL prohibit anyone from enacting a rule locally? Not saying there should be such a rule, but what are they going to do? Yes, that is a question.
They could prohibit it if they think that there is a safety/liability issue that could become an insurance coverage problem. Simple as that.
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Old Sat May 11, 2013, 05:37pm
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They could prohibit it if they think that there is a safety/liability issue that could become an insurance coverage problem. Simple as that.
Doesn't answer the question The only possible thing I can imagine would be for LL to pull their sanction, which to many LL associations isn't that big a deal as there are plenty of other organizations willing to fill that void.

That is like saying the NFHS can prohibit a state association from doing something. They cannot.
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Old Sat May 11, 2013, 06:03pm
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Doesn't answer the question The only possible thing I can imagine would be for LL to pull their sanction, which to many LL associations isn't that big a deal as there are plenty of other organizations willing to fill that void.

That is like saying the NFHS can prohibit a state association from doing something. They cannot.
No, they can't, but they can withhold a seat on the rule committee: which they do.

Which is why you still see states using a shot clock. The sanction isn't enough to prevent undesired behavior.
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Old Sat May 11, 2013, 10:13pm
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No, they can't, but they can withhold a seat on the rule committee: which they do.

Which is why you still see states using a shot clock. The sanction isn't enough to prevent undesired behavior.
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PIAA, for exampe, uses ed rules but has their own adoptions.
Unless your state scholastic organization is looking to have somebody on the rules committee, I do not see that aas a cause for concern.
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Old Sat May 11, 2013, 06:52pm
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That is like saying the NFHS can prohibit a state association from doing something. They cannot.
There is a difference, the regional/world championship conducted by LL, with no analogous activity in NFHS.
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Old Sat May 11, 2013, 10:34pm
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There is a difference, the regional/world championship conducted by LL, with no analogous activity in NFHS.
Okay, then lets refer to ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA, ISSA, WSL, USFA, etc.

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No, they can't, but they can withhold a seat on the rule committee: which they do.
Just how big a rule committee do they have and just how many locals really have any input at that level?

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Which is why you still see states using a shot clock. The sanction isn't enough to prevent undesired behavior.
Huh? LL uses a shot clock?

Apparently there are enough local youth baseball associations looking for something different that ASA has been developing ASA Baseball and are prepared to publish their own rule book. Personally, I think it is ludicrous, but then again, it has become less about the game.
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