School Ball vs Travel Ball rule question

[softballdadNboro]

Please help me understand. We moved here recently and I cannot understand the purpose behind the prohibition from playing on "independent" travel ball teams during a school ball schedule. That is unheard of where we have come from. What is the purpose of this rule?

[catspaw2]

T$$AA Rule

[Mr knowitall]

This rule was put in place to keep teams from gaining a "advantage" by having girls get in more playing time. I guess they feared coaches would form a travel team and make the girls play on it. Then they could get more practice and games!!! Seems like a basketball rule to me since you don't need as many players. Our travel team was spread out all over the state so it made practice impossible. Plus some of our girls played in highly competitive districts and could not risk somebody turning them in for something. I think the rule says you can practice, but no "Game Situations". That may be the biggest "grey area" in the rule book. To us it was not worth the trouble or risk of a High School team have to forfiet wins. Don't spend to much time trying to figure this out, it is what it is, and will not change!!!!!

[KenHawk]

This is indeed a grey area when it comes to interpreting the TSSAA rule regarding practice with an independent team during the high school season. Example 1) Player is having batting practice with her independent team. Coach says, " The count is full. Make contact." A "game situation" has been introduced verbally. Example 2) Player is fielding ground balls with her independent team. The coach says, "Runner on 2nd base." Again, a "game situation" has been defined. In both situations, according to the TSSAA rule, the said player could be ruled ineligible. The risk is too great. So, most high school coaches simply refuse to allow their players to practice with an independent team during their own season. That way, the player or the team is not put in jeopardy because an indepedent team may do something that could be considered a violation of the TSSAA rule.

[bluefan23]

I kind of believe the situation could be fixed simply by playing high school ball in the fall like Georgia schools. Least likley to conflict then.

[wilson25]

bla bla bla Same thing every year, move to Georgia if you want to play school ball in the fall.

[stlbrd]

bla bla bla Same thing every year, move to Georgia if you want to play school ball in the fall.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Not everyone enjoys freezing their ____ off. I guarantee you the girls don't like it.

[tnwarrior]

I kind of believe the situation could be fixed simply by playing high school ball in the fall like Georgia schools. Least likley to conflict then.

bluefan23 you are completely Wrong If you want it to be like Ga then take your Sorry butt to GA there is nothing wrong with the way it is played don't like it then MOVE!!!!!

[ksgovols]

Shoot, I'd love to see baseball in the Fall and football in the Spring in Tennessee. It makes more sense weather wise.

[sb10]

Why would you want to risk injury to the High School player?

[stlbrd]

Why would you want to risk injury to the High School player?

Poll the girls (the ones that "actually" have to play in the freezing temperatures). No sense in talking to the parents. They bundle up in blankets and have kerosene heaters..........

[BaldNBeautiful]

Fall softball will probably never happen here because it may cut into Basketball practice time! Goodness knows we can't do that!