Bush league 2

[Cannonball]

OMG, sure you can do this. It is a common occurance at games in our area for players to come over from the JV game and be used for pinch runners etc. It is a common occurance in our area for a coach to send down to the JV game to get a player for various needs. In this way, you don't have some kid with potential rot on the varsity bench when they could be playing in the JV contest. If there is a rule, then please point it out.

[omg]

I don't feel it's stupid at all.. In what situation would you feel it's ok at the HS level to add someone NOT on the line up card or roster? While we are giving this a great deal of discussion, it seldom happens. Most coaches at this level know the ramifications and do not make this mistake.

Jake,

The impression I get is that CB does exactly that. He turns in a lineup card with guys listed who may not be in uniform and in the dugout that day.

CB,

I know of no rule that says you can't list guys on the line up if they are not physically present. If there were such a rule, I would consider it trivial just as I consider the rule I originally began the thread with as trivial.

[Jake Patterson]

Jake,
The impression I get is that CB does exactly that. He turns in a lineup card with guys listed who may not be in uniform and in the dugout that day.

I would be suprised if this is the case. What I suspect is more likely is that he has his standard line-up card and makes additions and subtractions based on who he has available for a particular game.... I could be wrong.

[scorekeeper]

OMG, sure you can do this. It is a common occurance at games in our area for players to come over from the JV game and be used for pinch runners etc. It is a common occurance in our area for a coach to send down to the JV game to get a player for various needs. In this way, you don't have some kid with potential rot on the varsity bench when they could be playing in the JV contest. If there is a rule, then please point it out.

It definitely happens here too, but not on a very wide basis, at least not for all games. We have a “rule” that says players can move freely to and from the V , until they play in a V game. Once that happens, they are no longer eligible to play on the lower level teams. So what coach’s typically do is allow lower level players to play against weak teams or in tournaments where there’s no league opponents and they need extra arms, and the rule stops at the end of the regular season so coaches can pull up as many lower level players as they like to get them the experience.

[Jake Patterson]

Once that happens, they are no longer eligible to play on the lower level teams.

We used to be able to move them up and down as long as they are not seniors... Not certain if that changed.

[Cannonball]

OMG, I think the difference is that the guys are on the lineup card. In your scenerio, the player is not on the lineup card at the beginning of the game. In the area I coach in, my lineup card would be accepted by all and every coach would have a problem with some coach trying to add a player not listed. I think that SK and you demonstrate that there is not a standard throughout the country. I can only respond by what is typical in my area.