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Yes. NFHS rules are referred to as FED. Thank you. Wow, Iearnt how ta use dat quoot thang. (Mocking self). :crazy:

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We are instructed to arrive 30 minutes before game and on field ten minutes before game time for hs lower level games and 45 minutes before varsity. As a newbie I tend to get there early as I did saturday for a DH. Took my time dressing in the parking lot and strolled on the field 25 to 30 minutes before the 10:30 start time when the VC said we can start as soon as I am ready. I thought cool, early start, early finish. Filled out voucher info and was told the game time is 10:00. Told them no one informed me of the change but they could not have cared less. I'm pretty sure they thought I was just late. I should make it a habit to call the AD to confirm gametimes especially for saturday games. In Illinois we are no longer required to check equipment, just get a verbal acknowledgment from both coaches at plate meeting that all players are properly equipped and all equipment meet all IHSA standards. I think these are the same as NFHS. Is this what people here refer to as FED?

More unsure about the mechanics on this than ever. Can someone help a slow newbie. Working one-man HS freshman game and runners on, ball gapped to the outfield fence, player raises hands for trapped ball, doesn't touch ball thereafter. As runners are circling the bases, when do you go out (when hands raised?), when do you call time? Sorry if I'm missing something, but I'm just not clear.

Sorry, but I'll be an optimist at least till the all-star break. p.s. I got the intentionally lame pun, nice. :clap:

No Hawk, network game. Would have loved to hear him call this no-no. Scounrge, Columbus area? I go there often.

Two outs, three and two in the ninth inning of a perfect game. Check swing third strike call on an obvious ball four if he didn't go. Well???? Great game, I'm a huge Sox fan, very cool.

Thanks everyone for your input. Just got back from a hs freshman DH and during the plate meeting the home coach noted a gate in the fence in dead center where a ball can get trapped. It was about 450 feet away and wouldn't come into play but I want to get in the habit of clearly stating trapped ball instructions before the game. I instructed both coaches that if this happens players raise hands, keep their runners moving and I'll go out to check. I left for the games before ump45s' post or I probably would have also given the don't touch the trapped ball point. For clarity sake, what if I go out and the ball is just against the fence but not trapped? It seems that I would not call a dead ball and let the runners run until all score. Fielder bad for not playing a playable ball and giving trapped sign when it wasn't. Hope I'm right.

First year guy here, also doing hs games. And I'm 50 years young. Thirty, you're a kid. :)

Hi to a fellow FVBer. First year here and joined this board yesterday. Hope we cross paths.

This error will not be repeated, lesson learned. One more thought. F9 picked up the ball and threw it in after I called dead ball. Should it be made clear in the pregame that if a player raises his hands that he not touch the ball so I can make a ruling on lodged or not?...and I realize it is "lodged ball" not "trapped ball" which is something different, right? Or is it OOP?

This makes sense to me. My blown call probably cost their team a win. It still bothers me, but as my assignor said "blow it off, learn from it, and go out and nail your next game". Good advise. What's interesting is the different call suggested by my mentor. It is no wonder why a newbie feels a bit overwhelmed with all the different interpretations of the rules.

I think the logic behind continuing the play is that if the ball is indeed trapped you can always return the runners to the appropriate bases, but if the ball is not lodged in the fence, the player, and thus his team, is the one being penalized for not playing a playable ball by letting the runners round the bases without a play.

My first question here. Had a situation in a hs freshman game working solo. During pregame, HC details some gaps under the outfield fence where a ball can get trapped or roll through. If this happens, outfielder raises hands to indicate an unplayable ball, and ground rule double would be called. In a close game and bases loaded, the VT batter gapped a ball between right and center and goes to the fence. F9 gets to the area and raises hands. I call dead ball, put batter at second and returned a scored run to third. The VC went ballistic, said I blew the call, in other similar situations the runners would continue running and the PU would go out to verify the trapped ball. I let the coach express his misgivings on my call, then said thats enough, lets play ball. Play continued. I emailed my assignor about the situation. He stated I should definitely have keep the runners going and run out to see if it is indeed trapped, even with one ump. Told me to learn from it and move on. I described the situation to a new mentor ump, who is also on the rules committee, and he said I made the right call. Stated that the play is based on the sportsmanship of the player calling a trapped ball. As I was going to my car between games, yes a double, a parent and former umpire told me he saw the outfielder moved the ball a few inches to where it was trapped. Got played by a freshman. Thanks for listening and thoughts please.

Thanks everyone, I feel welcomed. I will start posting questions as I have many. Luckily, an extremely experienced ump has come out to watch me work a game and provided some detailed observations and corrections. There had to be ten things I need to change or adjust, all in the five innings he watched. Learning, and having fun.

Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Doing mostly MSL and CSL games.

Hi to all, newbie 50 year old 16 games into my first season. Calling HS games, mostly freshman A and B with some sophomore games thrown in the mix. Glad I found this forum, seems like a good group here. Hope to add some rookie perspective.