High Fives and touching - Not assisiting
 

Player hits home run and while running between 3B and HP is met for congratulations by the players from the dougout. Touching occurs. Assisting does not.

I only do NSA and this is clearly "nothing" in NSA.

Please enlighten me for other codes - ASA? NCAA? High School?

Thanks in advance

ASA - nothing
NFHS - nothing

NCAA prohibits contact with another player prior to touching the plate; coach can. Penalty for first violation is a team warning; a repeat violation in the same game makes the home run nullified and the runner out. If third out, prior runners can score based on timing.

Also PONY, USSSA

What is the basis for this rule? The only thing I can see is to prevent the offensive team members from crowding around the plate preventing the umpire from seeing a touch of home plate.

Some coach getting after a rival. :rolleyes: ;)

In my opinion, the lining up along the base line to home plate after a player has hit a home run should not be allowed. The player in question can get their "props" in the dugout. I see it as "rubbing it in" to the losers, especially if it ended the game. Just one old umpire's thoughts.

fify. :D

Non-umpires in charge of making rules. You're right - it's a dumb rule.

And people constantly accuse ASA of being anal :)

ISF only states that the runner cannot be assisted. It makes no reference to handshaking/high-fiving.

Is butt-slapping considered an assist?:D

I must add---
 

watching NCAA baseball play off games, the high fives and such are not done along the base path to home plate, but in front of the team bench where it should happen. The ladies should copy that.