Charged Conference
NFHS Varsity girls. The coach of home team has used his 3 visits. On the fourth visit the coach is told he must replace F1. Can he/she switch F5 and F1 for 1 pitch and then bring the starting F1 back to pitch.
Found answer!! Penalty: (ART. 1) After three charged conferences in a seven-inning game, or for any charged conference in excess of one in each extra inning, the pitcher shall be removed as pitcher for the duration of the game. |
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This is a terribly written rule. They mirrored ASA, who botched it up tremendously when they changed it from one per inning. A sorry excuse to speed up the game left gaping holes in the rule.
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Here is a what if on the charged conference rule.
Team A has used 3 charged conferences early in the game. In the fifth inning the coach comes out to talk to the pitcher. After talking to the pitcher, the coach walks toward the dugout and tells S1 she is going in to pitch. She says this right as the umpire goes to approach the coach about it being a third charged conference. Is this a third charged conference or not? (because of the timing of the change vs the conference?) Does F1 have the ability to return as pitcher? What about S1 if the team uses another charged conference later? |
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Nfhs and asa it is not a charged conference if the coach changes pitchers. There is no requirement the coach notify the umpire first there is going to be a pitching change.
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If coach has used all three of his conferences and asks for time to go out and talk to his pitcher, this is where you get involved immediately.
"Coach, this will be your fourth conference. If you go out, your pitcher is done as the pitcher." If he acknowledges that, let him go and then get the change. If he has lost track and decides not to take the conference, play ball. |
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