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What is the purpose of rule 13.4.2 anyway? Is it to limit the noise factor out of the dugout? Or is it to minimize the possibility of softball equipment getting damaged during the game? I have a hard time believing it's the former, because I've heard girls chant and yell and make all sorts of noise out of the dugouts, and, quite frankly, I've always thought that was the norm in softball. Or are we to limit this kind of noise using 5.11 on "Artificial Noisemakers"? What defines an artificial noisemaker anyway? |
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It's kind of amazing how much fun those girls are having in the dugouts before during and after the games!
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its just a question pal..take it easy with the silly comparisons
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As to 10-1 ... if you're willing to trot it out to cover this, I have to worry what else you're using it for. In 21 years, I've used it once ... a car with no driver got somehow put in gear and rolled over the RF fence (and eventually RF before someone caught up with it) while a ball was in play, scaring the crapola out of a bunch of 12 year olds. And that's about how far outside the box a situation needs to be for you to use that rule. |
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When I moved from umpiring baseball to softball, dugout noise was something that took me some getting used to. I soon realized that it was extremely rare that the opposing coach would complain, so I don't bother at all. I certainly wouldn't invoke any kind of unsporting determination to put a stop to it. |
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I seem to remember from my baseball days many moons ago that there was a school of thought in that world that getting thrown out of a game will fire up the team. Fortunately softball types don't appear to have attended this school!:cool:
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Good buddy of mine who is also the head of the local basketball officials association tells me that NFHS basketball rules specifically prohibit artificial noise makers being used by teams and/or fans.
Then comes the state tournament.. the main sponsor (a statewide bank) hands out inflatable "thunder sticks" to all the fans! |
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Had a JV game where the fan's from one team were saying "swing!" when other team was batting. Other than that they were simply cheering on their DDs who were losing badly.
Coach for the team who's batter were being told "swing!" by the fans wanted me to tell them they had to stop. She was kinda surprised when I told her no. Then she wanted to know if she could tell them. Told her I could not stop her but I doubted that her talking to them would be a good idea. Sorry but if you can't play while there is noise going on you have bigger challenges than the noise! |
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