CoachHoversten
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Another question (told you I had more):
I learned that a fake tag and verbal obstruction (i use this term loosely since if what I read is correct, it isn't actually obstruction) are legal in OBR and NCAA rules, but illegal in NFHS.
First, is this true? So a runner is coming for second and fielder acts as if they are catching and applying a tag in an NCAA game, that is legal? If a defenseman uses some verbal "trick" to deceive a runner, that is legal? Does this then apply to interference too? Can a runner say "I got it, I got it" to confuse a fielder? I know all of this is illegal in HS, but I was watching a case play about a Javy Baez fake tag on "closecallsports" and it talked about the difference between NCAA and OBR and NFHS on these kind of plays.
Last question...if it is legal in NCAA, is that noted by its absence in the rulebook? Meaning, I feel a big hurdle for a new college umpire is not making a call based on HS rules that is legal in NCAA because you've been calling that for years and years.
So if a fake tag is legal in NCAA, is there somewhere that would note this in the rule book? Or is it legal because it simply is not written as illegal?
Hope this makes sense...
I learned that a fake tag and verbal obstruction (i use this term loosely since if what I read is correct, it isn't actually obstruction) are legal in OBR and NCAA rules, but illegal in NFHS.
First, is this true? So a runner is coming for second and fielder acts as if they are catching and applying a tag in an NCAA game, that is legal? If a defenseman uses some verbal "trick" to deceive a runner, that is legal? Does this then apply to interference too? Can a runner say "I got it, I got it" to confuse a fielder? I know all of this is illegal in HS, but I was watching a case play about a Javy Baez fake tag on "closecallsports" and it talked about the difference between NCAA and OBR and NFHS on these kind of plays.
Last question...if it is legal in NCAA, is that noted by its absence in the rulebook? Meaning, I feel a big hurdle for a new college umpire is not making a call based on HS rules that is legal in NCAA because you've been calling that for years and years.
So if a fake tag is legal in NCAA, is there somewhere that would note this in the rule book? Or is it legal because it simply is not written as illegal?
Hope this makes sense...