Fed Jewelry Rule Issue

[CecilOne]

Once a team plays shorthanded, the "short" player may not re-enter.

Otherwise, handled fine.

[Insane Blue]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Once a team plays shorthanded, the "short" player may not re-enter.

Otherwise, handled fine.

Please give us a rule reference that covers this?

[UmpireErnie]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Once a team plays shorthanded, the "short" player may not re-enter.

Otherwise, handled fine.

In ASA it is specified that the player who leaves the game and causes a team to go shorthanded may not return to the game for any reason, however I don't find anything to prohibit it in NFHS. If she can finally correct the illegal equipment problem i.e. the jewelry then she may re enter in a high school game.

[UmpireErnie]

As to when did F5 officially leave the game..when PU noticed the jewelry and requested it be removed and was informed it could not be he told the team she could not play. At that point she has left the game.

If I am PU and I remove a player, I am expecting a substitution so I am going to the coach with my lineup card out. Even if the team turned in a lineup card of nine players only I will still go verify with the coach that the team is playing short. Maybe someone showed up and the team will take their team warning. Might make a "field promotion" from the JV team if they are at the field. Who knows?

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by UmpireErnie

In ASA it is specified that the player who leaves the game and causes a team to go shorthanded may not return to the game for any reason, however I don't find anything to prohibit it in NFHS. If she can finally correct the illegal equipment problem i.e. the jewelry then she may re enter in a high school game.

This is what I read in the rules as well for Fed as well. I can find 3 rule references to playing short handed in the Fed rulebook. 4-3-1f, 4-3-1g, and 7-4-1.

4-3-1f deals with with a team not having 9 players to start a game.

4-3-1g deals with a team not having 8 players to continuing playing.

7-4-1 deals with a batter not being able to bat and an opening in the batting order.