18u A ASA Nationals

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Originally posted by ntxblue
I forgot to add to my previous post the two rule infractions that seemed odd for 18U.

A team from Alabama showed up at Nationals without chin straps. Coach told blue that nobody had told them to wear chin straps all year!

Several teams from California and the upper midwest had runners called out for using the orange base after reaching 1B. Not just after reaching on a walk or base hit, but several pitches later using the orange to start from foul territory. Seemed odd that the runner wanted to start in foul territory - pushing themselves even further away from 2B. It led to blue being told to give a warning during the plate meeting!

The coaches of the "out" base runners complained about the calls being extremely "picky" & "cheap" for an 18U National. What other rules would they like us to ignore?

I know many of you would prefer not to have the orange base - but - we've got to call what applies. (No, it didn't happen in any of my games - thankfully.)

The problem here is that you have teams that don't play ASA all year, get in through a qualifier and never really take the time to learn the rules.

There is absolutely no excuse for the coaches not to understand the use of the double-base. Picky and cheap only defines the coach's mentality and unwillingness to actually "know" how to play the game. How many of the "picky and cheap" coaches were men?