Defensive Conferences NCAA

[roadking]

Same inning, a Defensive coach calls time and comes out and talks to her pitcher, after a couple of pitches the catcher calls time and runs out to her pitcher. I can't find a rule that indicates the catcher should not be ejected? Though we have always allowed catcher or other teammates to temporarily delay a game without penalty. Am I missing something on the rule set?

[RKBUmp]

A charged conference is when a coach calls time to confer with members of their team. The catcher calling time to talk to the pitcher is not a charged conference.

[roadking]

6.10.4.3 A charged defensive conference begins when the game is delayed or suspended to deliver a message to the defense and ends when the team representative(s) enters dead-ball territory or the player returns to her position.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by roadking

6.10.4.3 A charged defensive conference begins when the game is delayed or suspended to deliver a message to the defense and ends when the team representative(s) enters dead-ball territory or the player returns to her position.

But the catcher isn't a team representative.

4.11 Team Representative
A team representative is a member of the coaching staff (including volunteer and student coaches) or team manager.

6.10 Conferences
A charged conference is a delay in the game granted by the umpire to allow team
representatives or team representatives and players to confer.

Has to be team representative in the meeting to have it count as a charged conference

[roadking]

I dont diagree, and I know Im reading to much into the wording when the conference ends, but why insert this into:


or the player returns to her position.

[RKBUmp]

Originally Posted by roadking

I dont diagree, and I know Im reading to much into the wording when the conference ends, but why insert this into:


or the player returns to her position.

Because a representative doesnt have to come out of the dugout for there to be a charged conference. If the catcher were to call time and go to the dugout to speak with the coach, it is a charged conference that ends when the catcher returns to her position.