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- Dec 13, 2019
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So you are not in disagreement with what I said. You are just expressing it in the words that you are using.
It is still a violation, just not enforced. Just like speeding past a cop, weather or not he pulls you over does not change the fact you were speeding.
The specific violation I mentioned the ump has no bearing. Why? Because the first player the coach instructs to break the rule the coach has no idea if it will be called or not. Thus the strategy was to break a rule and hope they get away with it.
We played in a tournament that did not check Birth certificates last year. Since it would be allowed to happen, would loading up a 12u team with 14 year olds be a strategy? I think almost all would agree this would be cheating.
The covid year we played several games with one ump. Some coaches would have players leave early since it could not be caught. Some would call this strategy. In reality, morally it similar to loading a team with older players. In both cases the team decided to break a rule that was not being enforced and have the philosophy it is only a rule if it is enforced.
It comes down to this not just in sports but in life.
Either you believe rules should be followed.
Or it is not a rule unless it can/is enforced.
Win because you are better playing within the rules. What the rule book says does matter, A player should never be instructed to break a rule.
Sooo combo of words...
A non-enforced violation has no consequence, it is useless, it doesn't matter. And it is allowed to continue.
Yes people utilize that to their advantage.
There is also the point in the matter that the only person that is officiating the game is the Umpire
(not the rule book)
It is the Umpire's observational judgment of how the rule book gets applied. And guess what there's an Umpire right there behind the plate seeing what's happening. Applying the rule book or not.
There are plenty of times when players, coaches, fans opinion's are in disagreement with the umpires.
imagine that.
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