20072008 Softball Canada CHANGEMENT AUX REGLES Rule Changes

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2007-2008 Softball Canada CHANGEMENT AUX REGLES
Rule Changes

• BLUE CONVENTION
• CONGRES DES BLEUS
• QUEBEC CITY
• APRIL 5

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Rulebook Corrections

• Delete word injured page 157-Second to last word
  on the page
• Pitching Orthodox-page178-Third line change Rule
  6, Sec. 3m to Rule 6,Sec 3q
• Contact bvanos _at_shaw.ca if you have any other
  issues.

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RULE 1-1-ALTER BAT

• ENGRAVED BAT ON BARREL END IS ALTERED
• LASER ID LEGAL

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Rule 1 Definitions

• BALL COMPRESSION
• LOAD FORCE IN KILO TO COMPRESS A SOFTBALL 6.5 MM
• Max 170.1 kg (375 lbs)
• COR
• Coefficient of Restitution
• CANNOT EXCEED .47

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DEFINITIONS - CATCH

• CLARIFICATION
• RETURNING FROM DEAD BALL TERRITORY
• FEET ON THE GROUND
• IN PLAYABLE TERRITORY
• WHEN THE CATCH IS MADE

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Rule 1 Definitions

• Fair and Foul Ball
• The position of the ball at the time of
  interference determines Fair or Foul
• Includes all interference

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Rule 1-47 Ineligible Replacement player

• Ejected player
• Removed player
• Player in current line-up
• Minor only
• Player removed from the game for an injury or
  illness

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Rule 3

• Warm up bats
• Must comply with safety grip and safety knob
  requirements of a bat
• Safety Knob
• ¼ inch protruding on a 90 degree angle

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RULE 3-8 UNIFORMS

• EXCEPTION
• For religious reasons players and coaches may
  wear head gear or a uniform that is not standard.
• MUST STILL WEAR HELMETS

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UNIFORMS--CAPS

• PLASTIC VISORS ARE ILLEGAL

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RULE 4 FP

• NOT A RULE CHANGE
• DEFO / jds
• becomes
• FLEX

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RULE 4-7 ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTE

• OFFENSIVE PENALTIES
• AFTER COMPLETING TURN AT BAT
• B4 NEXT PITCH
• ILLEGAL PLAYER OUT
• NULLIFY ACTION ON PLAY except
• ADDITIONAL OUTS STAND

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SP PITCHING

• CANNOT WEAR A BATTING GLOVE ON THE PITCHING HAND
• CATCHER MUST RETURN THE BALL DIRECTLY TO THE
  PITCHER
• EXCEPTIONS
• After a strike out or
• After a put out by the catcher
• On a ball fielded close to the line and the
  catcher makes a play at first base.

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FAST PITCH PITCHING

• FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ON THE BALL
• ILLEGAL PITCH
• CONTINUED USE BY ANY DEFENSIVE PLAYER
• EFFECT
• WARN COACH
• EJECT PITCHER

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CO-ED SP BATTING ORDER

• SAME SEX BAT BACK TO BACK
• NO VIOLATION UNTIL PITCH
• NOT AN APPEAL PLAY
• MISSING BATTER OUT
• AFTER BATTING AND AFTER PITCH
• NO PENALTY
• REMOVE
• REPLACE

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RULE 7 BATTING

• APPEALS AFTER THE THIRD OUT
• DEFENSIVE TEAM ONLY
• TO REINSTATE THE CORRECT BATTING ORDER

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IF OBSTRUCTED

• RETURNING TO TOUCH MISSED BASES
• RETURNING TO BASES LEFT TOO SOON
• TOUCHING BASES IN LEGAL ORDER
• TOUCHING AWARDED BASE

• NOT OBLIGATED TO TOUCH THE BASE
• CANNOT BE CALLED OUT ON AN APPEAL

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OBSTRUCTION

• Runner cannot be called out between bases
  obstructed
• EXCEPTIONS
• Commits interference after the obstruction
• Appealed for missing a base or leaving a base too
  early
• Subsequent play on different runner
• And obstructed runner reaches awarded base or
  returns safely to the base after his obstruction

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OBSTRUCTION

• Delayed Dead Ball
• When to stop the play?
• When the obstructed runner is out.
• At the completion of all the action.

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BALL LODGED IN DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT OR UNIFORM

• BALL IS ALIVE
• AND IN PLAY

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INTERFERENCE

• NO RUNS SCORE IF AN INTERFERENCE TAKES AWAY THE
  DEFENSIVE TEAMS ABILITY TO MAKE A FORCE OUT FOR
  THE THIRD OUT OF THE INNING

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AWARDING BASES NON STANDARD

• Non team member interferes with a ball , a
  fielder can catch or is about to catch
• TIME called for injured player during a live
  ball.
• Effect
• May award base/s the runner would have achieved

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STEPPING BACK TO AVOID A TAG

• Between home and first
• Dead ball
• Runner is out
• Other runners return to last base touched at
  time of the pitch