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RULE 4 THE FORGOTTEN RULE

RULE 4 THE FORGOTTEN RULE. DIGGING INTO RULE 4. PRESENTED BY: Kevin Wallace – District #2 Leon Watson – District #4. RULE 4 Players – Coaches -- Substitutes. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IN THIS PRESENTATION: A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAKE-UP OF RULE 4. RULE 4.

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RULE 4 THE FORGOTTEN RULE

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  1. RULE 4 THE FORGOTTEN RULE

  2. DIGGING INTO RULE 4 • PRESENTED BY: • Kevin Wallace – District #2 • Leon Watson – District #4

  3. RULE 4Players – Coaches -- Substitutes • WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IN THIS PRESENTATION: • A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAKE-UP OF RULE 4

  4. RULE 4 • LET’S DIG IN …… SECTION 1 • NAME THE 10 SECTIONS OF THIS RULE 1. PLAYERS 2. ADA 3. DESIGNATED PLAYER 4. EXTRA PLAYER 5. RE-ENTRY 6. SUBSTITUTES / ILLEGAL PLAYERS 7. COACHES 8. DISQUALIFIED OR EJECTED PARTICIPANT 9. BLOOD RULE 10. INJURED PLAYER

  5. TEACHING DP/FLEX

  6. BEGINNING UMPIRES FLEX MUST PLAY DEFENSE DP MUST PLAY OFFENSE BOTH CANNOT BE IN THE GAME OFFENSIVELY AT THE SAME TIME MOVING FROM 10 TO 9, OR 9 TO 10 IS A SUBSTITUTION AND GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTITUTION RULE

  7. COMMON TOOL LINE UP CARD

  8. THE LINEUP CARD THE DP IS THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER AND MUST REMAIN IN SAME BATTING POSITION FOR THE ENTIRE GAME • THE NAME OF PLAYER FOR WHOM THE DP IS BATTING (FLEX) WILL BE PLACED IN 10TH POSITION IN THE LINEUP

  9. SUBSTITUTING FOR THE DP BAKER - PINCH-RUNS FOR COOPER COOPER HAS LEFT THE GAME AND MAY RE-ENTER ONCE WRITE BAKER IN THE CORRECT LINEUP POSITION AND ENTER THE PLAYER’S NUMBER BAKER IS NOW THE DP CIRCLE BAKER’S NUMBER 4 Baker

  10. THE FLEX MAY PLAY OFFENSE IF THE FLEX BATS OR RUNS FOR THE DP, THE DP HAS LEFT THE GAME (THIS IS A SUBSTITUTION – 10 Players to 9) X’ing OUT COOPER’S NUMBER INDICATES THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE GAME. X • THE FLEX (BROWN) IS NOW PLAYING OFFENSE IN THE 7TH POSITION • THE LINEUP IS NOW DOWN TO 9

  11. THE DP RE-ENTERS THE DP (COOPER) RE-ENTERS TO PLAY OFFENSE (BAT OR RUN) CIRCLING THE “X” INDICATES YOU ARE RE-ENTERING COOPER INTO THE 7TH POSITION. X • THE FLEX (BROWN) RETURNS TO #10 POSITION PLAYING DEFENSE ONLY • (THIS IS A RE-ENTRY – 9 Players to 10) • THE FLEX HAS NEVERLEFT THE GAME

  12. THE DP MAY PLAY DEFENSE COOPER PLAYS SECOND BASE AND STILL BATS 7TH ABLE (#17) IS NOW “HITTING ONLY – HO” X HO F4 ABLE NO LONGER PLAYS DEFENSE BUT STILL BATS 2ND ABLE HAS NOT LEFT THE GAME

  13. THE DP MAY PLAY DEFENSE FOR THE FLEX COOPER GOES IN TO PITCH X’ing OUT BROWNS’S NUMBER INDICATES THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE GAME. HO X • BROWN HAS LEFT THE GAME F4 X • THE LINEUP IS NOW DOWN TO 9 • (THIS IS A SUBSTITUTION – 10 Players to 9) • BROWN MAY RE-ENTER ONCE

  14. SAMPLE LINEUP CARD ALL SAMPLES WILL USE THIS CARD AND PROGRESS THROUGH A SERIES OF SUBSTITUTIONS

  15. Lineup Card Management

  16. SAMPLE EXERCISE #1 “COOPER" (DP) BATS AND GETS ON BASE SAFELY THE OFFENSIVE COACH ASKS FOR TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE “BROWN WILL RUN FOR COOPER"

  17. SAMPLE EXERCISE #1 BROWN (FLEX) RUNNING FOR COOPER (DP) NOTE – COOPER HAS LEFT THE GAME Team XYZ Softball Home Visitor Manager John Doe No. Pos Player Subs 1 19 6 Harris 2 17 4 Able 3 20 8 Thomas 4 24 7 Jones 15 Alexander 5 3 6 22 2 Moore x 7 25 DP Cooper 8 7 5 Morris 9 3 9 Rodgers 10 18 1 Brown (FLEX) 11 12 13 14 Substitutes No. Howell 10 Baker 4 Smith 6 Green 55 Defensive Conferences Home 1 2 3 4 Visitors 1 2 3 4 Pos. Courtesy Runner No. P C

  18. SAMPLE EXERCISE #2 TWO INNINGS LATER, BROWN SINGLES TO LEFT THE OFFENSIVE COACH ASKS FOR TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE "SMITH RUNNING FOR BROWN AND BROWN WILL STILL BE PITCHING” *THE TEAM IS BACK TO 10 PLAYERS!

  19. SAMPLE EXERCISE #2 SMITH (SUB) RUNNING FOR BROWN (FLEX) SMITH - PINCH-RUNS FOR BROWN WRITE SMITH’S NUMBER IN THE CORRECT LINEUP POSITION SMITH IS NOW THE DP CIRCLE SMITH’S NUMBER (BELOW) Team XYZ Softball Home Visitor Manager John Doe No. Pos Player Subs 1 19 6 Harris 2 17 4 Able 3 20 8 Thomas 4 24 7 Jones 5 15 3 Alexander 6 22 2 Moore x 6 7 25 DP Cooper 8 7 5 Morris 9 3 9 Rodgers 10 18 1 Brown (FLEX) 11 12 13 14 Substitutes No. Howell 10 Baker 4 Smith 6 Green 55 Defensive Conferences Home 1 2 3 4 Visitors 1 2 3 4 Pos. Courtesy Runner No. P C • BROWN REMAINS IN GAME – PITCHING. • THE “X” INDICATING COOPER HAD LEFT THE GAME MUSTNOW BE CIRCLED INDICATING BROWN HAS RETURNED TO THE “FLEX” POSITION • BACK TO TEN PLAYERS!

  20. SAMPLE EXERCISE #2 NOTE – SMITH ENTERS THE GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IS THE NEW DP BROWN (FLEX) HAS NOT LEFT THE GAME – BACK TO DEFENSE ONLY THE LINEUP IS NOW BACK TO 10 PLAYERS

  21. SAMPLE EXERCISE #3 IN THE 4TH INNING, THE OFFENSIVE COACH ASKS FOR TIME TO MAKE ANOTHER CHANGE “COOPER TO RE-ENTER AND BAT FOR SMITH”

  22. SAMPLE EXERCISE #3 COOPER (DP) RE-ENTERS FOR SMITH CIRCLE THE #6 INDICATING “SMITH” HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BATTING ORDER. THE LINE UP CARD IS NOW BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL START. Team XYZ Softball Home Visitor Manager John Doe No. Pos Player Subs 1 19 6 Harris 2 17 4 Able 3 20 8 Thomas 4 24 7 Jones 5 15 3 Alexander 6 22 2 Moore x 6 7 25 DP Cooper 8 7 5 Morris 9 3 9 Rodgers 10 18 1 Brown (FLEX) 11 12 13 14 Substitutes No. Howell 10 Baker 4 Smith 6 Green 55 Defensive Conferences Home 1 2 3 4 Visitors 1 2 3 4 Pos. Courtesy Runner No. P C

  23. SAMPLE EXERCISE #3 NOTE – COOPER HAS USED HER RE-ENTRY SMITH HAS LEFT THE GAME AND MAY RE-ENTRY ONCE *MUST BE IN SAME SPOT!

  24. SAMPLE EXERCISE #4 IN THE NEXT HALF INNING, THE DEFENSIVE COACH ASKS FOR TIME TO MAKE ANOTHER CHANGE “COOPER (DP) WILL PLAY DEFENSE IN CENTER FIELD FOR THOMAS”

  25. SAMPLE EXERCISE #4 COOPER (DP) TO PLAY DEFENSE IN CENTER FIELD FOR THOMAS THOMAS IS NOW “HITTING ONLY – HO” COOPER CONTINUES TO HIT IN THE #7 SPOT OF THE LINE UP. Team XYZ Softball Home Visitor Manager John Doe No. Pos Player Subs 1 19 6 Harris 2 17 4 Able 3 20 8 Thomas 4 24 7 Jones 5 15 3 Alexander 6 22 2 Moore x 6 7 25 DP Cooper 8 7 5 Morris 9 3 9 Rodgers 10 18 1 Brown (FLEX) 11 12 13 14 Substitutes No. Howell 10 Baker 4 Smith 6 Green 55 Defensive Conferences Home 1 2 3 4 Visitors 1 2 3 4 Pos. Courtesy Runner No. P C HO

  26. SAMPLE EXERCISE #4 NOTE – COOPER, THE DP IS NOW PLAYING OFFENSE AND DEFENSE THOMAS STILL BATS IN THE 3RD POSITION IN THE LINEUP, IS HITTING ONLY (HO) AND HAS NOT LEFT THE GAME

  27. SAMPLE EXERCISE #5 AN INNING LATER, THE DEFENSIVE COACH ASKS FOR TIME TO MAKE ANOTHER CHANGE “COOPER WILL MOVE TO RIGHT FIELD AND PLAY DEFENSE FOR RODGERS; THOMAS WILL GO BACK TO CENTER FIELD.”

  28. SAMPLE EXERCISE #5 COOPER (DP) TO PLAY DEFENSE IN RIGHT FIELD FOR RODGERS COOPER STILL BATS IN THE 7TH POSITION RODGERS IS NOW “HITTING ONLY – HO” Team XYZ Softball Home Visitor Manager John Doe No. Pos Player Subs 1 19 6 Harris 2 17 4 Able 3 20 8 Thomas 4 24 7 Jones 5 15 3 Alexander 6 22 2 Moore x 6 7 25 DP Cooper 8 7 5 Morris 9 3 9 Rodgers 10 18 1 Brown (FLEX) 11 12 13 14 Substitutes No. Howell 10 Baker 4 Smith 6 Green 55 Defensive Conferences Home 1 2 3 4 Visitors 1 2 3 4 Pos. Courtesy Runner No. P C HO • THOMAS GOES BACK TO CENTER FIELD

  29. SAMPLE EXERCISE #5 NOTE – COOPER (DP) IS STILL PLAYING OFFENSE AND DEFENSE

  30. REPORTING SUBSTITUTES • MANAGER, COACH OR TEAM REPRESENTATIVE MUST NOTIFY PLATE UMPIRE. • PLATE UMPIRE NOTIFIES THE SCORER AND OPPOSING TEAM. • RECORD INFORMATION ON THE LINE-UP CARD. • HOW TO MANAGE YOUR LINE-UP CARD: • ADD SUB’S NUMBER IN THE CURRENT PLAYER’S SPOT • CIRCLE SUB’S NUMBER IN THE SUB SECTION OF THE LINEUP CARD

  31. LINE UP CARD MANAGEMENT • GOOD LINE-UP MANAGEMENT KEEPS YOU OUT OF TROUBLE • PROPER PREVENTIVE UMPIRING KEEPS THE COACH OUT OF TROUBLE

  32. RULE 4 • THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION • QUESTIONS

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