2024 NFHS Rules Changes (Coming Soon!)

[The Man In Blue]

Hopefully that title can be updated when we get there ...

I'm jumping ahead a little bit, but NFHS Baseball issued their overview of what is to come in 2024. Last year we didn't get NFHS Softball's update until August.

Here is what baseball is bringing to us:

Electronic Communication Devices from Dugout to Catchers to be Permitted in High School Baseball

The NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs. Within our 51 member state associations, we serve 19,500 high schools and more than 12 million young people.

www.nfhs.org

*One-way electronic communication from the dugout to the catcher

*A game-management change which removes "fans" from an umpire's purview when declaring a forfeit. This places the responsibility of fan actions on the site administrator.

*More restrictions on wrist bands for play calling.

The article says there are five coming changes, but only mentioned these three. The rest will be released in the near future.

So ... will softball reflect similar changes? Will we finally get that much needed ban on face painting? [sarcasm!]

 

[gdc03120]

Will we finally get that much needed ban on face painting? [sarcasm!]

I can certainly hope so. I don't mind a couple of lines or a cross (I'm an atheist, swear to God), but I told my rec girls last night before our game (in western VT with a 6pm air temp of 91F and a heat index of around 95F), "There's a difference between intimidation and blackface - that's going to smudge all over. Keep it simple."

 

[_MIA_]

I can certainly hope so. I don't mind a couple of lines or a cross (I'm an atheist, swear to God), but I told my rec girls last night before our game (in western VT with a 6pm air temp of 91F and a heat index of around 95F), "There's a difference between intimidation and blackface - that's going to smudge all over. Keep it simple."

I played baseball for 16 years and I never wore eye black once. After seeing the way they use it now I feel like I missed out on something..

 

[RADcatcher]

*More restrictions on wrist bands for play calling.

What could this be?

 

[erniekru]

What could this be?

From the article, it was the wristbands had to be all one color, non distracting, and on the non pitching arm.

 

[warbird]

I played baseball for 16 years and I never wore eye black once. After seeing the way they use it now I feel like I missed out on something..

I gave it a shot in college football and felt like it did absolutely nothing except itch. Which made me instinctively want to touch it. Which smeared it. Which led to ridicule from teammates. The 90's were tougher times.

 

[PharmerBrown]

My daughter's team insists that it be smeared after application. I guess it's not cool unless it's smeared. They spend more time smearing it than applying it.
I thought John Randle was really cool. I also liked Hawk and Animal, but this isn't doing it for me.

 

[gdc03120]

I also liked Hawk and Animal, but this isn't doing it for me.

OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH.......WWWHHHHATT AAAAA SSSMMUUUDDGGEEEEEEE

 

[RADcatcher]

From the article, it was the wristbands had to be all one color, non distracting, and on the non pitching arm.

Thanks. Barely just glanced @ Maninblue post earlier.


Now seeing this communication rule possibility.
Like to see people's responses how a coach might break that rule.
Cuzzzz this is going to mean the coach has to control themselves LOL
'Prohibit coach from communicating with any other player besides the catcher'

 

[CoachCeetar]

That's not even the rule in MLB. why?