Transcript 2002 NFHS Softball Rules Changes

2011 NSAA
SOFTBALL
Umpires & Coaches
Rules Interpretation
Meeting
Softball – Dates
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Start of Practice – August 8 (Mon-Week 6)
Officials Open Book Test – August 12
First Contest – August 18
Officials Supervised Test – Sept. 7 & 12
Districts – October 6 & 7
State Tournament – October 12-13-14 (All
Classes).
Softball – Reminder
• Season Begins - First Day of Practice.
• Athletes CANNOT participate on other
teams (including tryouts) until the end of
the NSAA Championships.
• Athletes can attend Camps/Clinics, but
cannot physically participate.
Permissible
Contests
• Schedule = 17 dates during regular season, 5 tournament
limit (not including districts and state)
• Single Games & Doubleheaders
• Double-Dual - four schools playing two pre-determined
contests or two of the other schools in one day
• Triangular - three schools playing two pre-determined
contests in one day.
• Tournament – 4 or more teams where winners continue to
advance or compete until a champion is determined
(straight bracket or pool play with championship criteria).
NSAA Game
Procedures
Regular Season
Suspended Game
Time Limit - Permitted for Varsity Tournament
Play and any Sub-Varsity Play
NO Time Limit – Varsity Single Game,
Doubleheader, Triangular, Double-Dual
Tie-Breaker – 8th inning or When Time Limit
Expires in Varsity Tournaments
Game Ending
Procedures
Regular Season Run Rules
12-Run Rule after 2 ½ or 3 innings
10-Run Rule after 3 ½ or 4 innings
8-Run Rule after 4 ½ or 5 innings
Postseason
Procedures
Districts
State
12-Run Rule after 2 ½ or 3 in;
10-Run Rule after 3 ½ or 4 in;
8-Run Rule after 4 ½ or 5 in
12-Run Rule after 2 ½ or 3 in;
10-Run Rule after 3 ½ or 4 in;
8-Run Rule after 4 ½ or 5 in
Tie-Breaker
Tie-Breaker
Double First Base
(Required)
Suspended Game
Double First Base
(Required)
Suspended Game
No Time Limit
No Time Limit
Reporting Scores
• Schools must call in all scores.
• Omaha World-Herald: 1-800-284-6397 or
402-444-1000.
• Lincoln Journal Star: 1-800-742-7315 or
402-473-7431.
• E-mail to [email protected]
• District Seeding Release – Sept. 29; All
games through Tuesday, Sept. 27 count.
NFHS Softball
2011
Rules Changes
Lineup Card Inaccuracies
(3-1-3 Penalty)
• New penalty established for changes
made to a verified lineup card
• First offense = Team warning
• Second offense = Head coach
restricted to dugout/bench for
remainder of game
• Applies to changes made to name and
number of a player – not defensive
position
Concussion Procedure
Revised
(3-3-9; 10-2-3k)
• Removed references to “unconscious
or apparently unconscious.”
• New procedure requires an athlete
exhibiting signs, symptoms or
behaviors consistent with a
concussion to be removed from the
contest.
Concussion Procedure
(3-3-9; 10-2-3k)
See Appendix A
on Page 86
of the 2011
NFHS Softball
Rules Book
Concussion Recognition and
Management (3-3-9; 10-2-3k)
• The umpires are not responsible for the
evaluation or management of the
athlete after she is removed from play.
• If an appropriate health-care
professional (Certified Athletic Trainer or
Medical Professional trained in Brain
Trauma) determines that the athlete
HAS NOT suffered a concussion, the
athlete may return to play.
Suggested Concussion
Management
• Written authorization is no longer
required with on-site medical staff.
• If there is no appropriate health-care
professional available to evaluate the
athlete, the athlete SHOULD NOT be
permitted by the coach to return to play.
Suggested Concussion
Management
1. No athlete should return to play (RTP) or
practice on the same day of a concussion.
2. Any athlete suspected of having a
concussion should be evaluated by an
appropriate health-care professional that
day.
3. Any athlete with a concussion should be
medically cleared by an appropriate
healthcare professional prior to resuming
participation in any practice or competition.
Suggested Concussion
Management
4. After medical clearance, return to play
should follow a step-by-step protocol
with provisions for a delayed return
based upon the re-occurrance of any
signs or symptoms.
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Scored/Retired Runner Interference
(8-6-18)
• Intent no longer the determining factor
in ruling interference by a runner who
has scored/been retired
• Rule now consistent with definition of
interference
• Rule easier to enforce, enhancing more
consistent application
Scored/Retired Runner Interference
(8-6-18)
• The new rule states that after being
declared out or after scoring, a runner
interferes with a defensive player’s
opportunity to make a play on another
runner…
• The Ball is dead
• The runner closest to home is called out
• Other runners return to the base
occupied at the time of the interference.
NFHS Softball
2011
Major Editorial Changes
Force Play Reinstatement
(2-24-4)
• Clarifies the force-play reinstatement
rule
• ART. 4 . . . If a forced runner, after
touching the next base, except home,
retreats for any reason towards the
base she had first occupied, the force
play is reinstated and she may again
be put out if the defense tags the
base to which she is forced.
Force Play Reinstatement
(2-24-4)
• The “home” exception was necessary
to be consistent with Rule 2-49 and
Case Book play 2.49 B
• Once a runner legally scores, she
cannot be put out – BUT, she could
be guilty of interference (which
results in the runner closest to home
declared out)
New products are being manufactured that “dry” the hands, but leave no residue
on the ball or glove
Any material that DOES leave a residue on the ball is prohibited – i.e. rock resin
Ball-Rotation
(6-5 New)
• The pitcher has a choice of balls at the
start of each half inning unless both
balls do not get put into play.
• In the bottom of the first, the pitcher
must throw the unused ball.
• Thereafter, the ball in play should be
returned to the 16-foot circle after every
half inning.
Ball-Rotation
(6-5 New)
• The pitcher may request the other ball
before throwing a warm-up pitch by
giving the ball in her possession to the
plate umpire, the pitcher has now made
a choice and must pitch that ball until
such time as the ball goes out of play or
becomes blocked.
NFHS Softball
2011
Points of Emphasis
Sportsmanship
• Any form of behavior intended or
designed to embarrass, ridicule or
demean others is unacceptable
• Public Address (PA) systems have
been utilized to intimidate/taunt
visiting teams by playing negative
sound effects or playing
“motivational” music only for the
home team
Team and Player
Equipment
• NFHS rules require umpires to check
most equipment (10-2-3a) prior to the
contest.
• The following are of specific
concern/interest:
– Bats
– Helmets
Bats
• Broken, altered or bats that deface
the ball are also illegal
• A knick or paint chip in the bat from a
player knocking their metal cleats
against the bat to loosen debris
should not render a bat illegal
Bats
• Materials inside the bat or
treatments/devices used to alter the
bat specifications and/or enhance
performance (i.e. bat warmers) are
prohibited.
• Foul lines to the
pole
• Catcher’s Box
• 3-FT Running
Lane
• Coaches Boxes
Game Management
• There are several gamemanagement areas that will assist in
a smooth-running contest.
• The following are of particular
concern:
– Lineup Cards
– Field Areas
– Pace of Game
Lineup Cards
• Lineup cards must be verified by the head
coach as correct – with name and uniform
number and all substitutes listed – at the
pregame conference
• New rule provides a penalty for a coach who
fails to submit an accurate lineup card
• Umpires can assist with managing this
situation by reminding coaches of the new
rule and giving them ample opportunity to
verify the lineup card before final submission
Field Areas
• Designated warm-up areas should be
located in an area adjacent to the
field and be in view of the umpires
• During the contest, players must
warm up within the confines of the
field or in the adjacent warm up area
• Coaches must remain in their
designated dugout/bench.
Have a Great
Season!
Questions or comments should be
directed to Jim Angele. E-mail
him at [email protected]