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In my opinion it is never ok for the base coaches to directly influence the defense by verbal trickery. In your example, the coach is essentially talking directly to 1B to trick her into thinking the runner is going back to first base. Opposing coaches should not be directly talking to opposing players during play to influence the outcome of the game.
I have to agree. Yes trickery is part of the game, but this is downright dirty. I would say this practice is more analagous to putting on a fake tag without the ball.