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NFHS Rule Change Information
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS 2007 SOFTBALL QUESTIONNAIRE
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Total Responses: 386 (SA= 30 OFFICIALS= 191 COACHES= 165) BF = State Association answered questionnaire
Responses Per State: * Does Not Play - $ Deviates from NFHS Rules
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AL |
1/29 |
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CT |
9/13 |
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ID |
4/9 |
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LA |
0/27 |
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MS |
8/21 |
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NJ |
18/31 |
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OK |
0/53 |
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TN |
0/1 |
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WV |
7/11 |
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AK |
0/3 |
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DC |
2/3 |
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IL |
22/47 |
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ME |
3/11 |
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MO |
20/35 |
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NM |
4/7 |
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OR |
13/17 |
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TX |
0/73 |
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WI |
30/33 |
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AZ |
0/17 |
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DE |
3/3 |
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IN |
23/27 |
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MD |
4/15 |
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MT |
3/5 |
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NY |
$ 0/1 |
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PA |
0/47 |
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UT |
0/7 |
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WY |
*0/1 |
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AR |
4/17 |
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FL |
13/37 |
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IA |
18/29 |
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MA |
$ 0/1 |
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NE |
7/9 |
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NC |
14/27 |
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RI |
0/3 |
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VT |
0/5 |
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CA |
11/81 |
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GA |
14/29 |
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KS |
12/17 |
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MI |
39/47 |
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NV |
5/7 |
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ND |
*0/1 |
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SC |
11/15 |
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VA |
10/23 |
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CO |
7/11 |
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HI |
0/5 |
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KY |
10/21 |
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MN |
16/31 |
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NH |
2/7 |
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OH |
0/59 |
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SD |
*0/1 |
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WA |
18/25 |
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Questions |
Total |
State Association |
Officials |
Coaches |
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ARE THESE CHANGES MADE LAST YEAR SATISFACTORY? |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
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1. |
Established guidelines for interference and obstruction when contact occurs between a base runner and a fielder on a non-controlled batted ball. A new definition for an “Initial Play” was also created. |
357 |
30 |
92% |
28 |
1 |
97% |
184 |
8 |
96% |
145 |
21 |
87% |
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2. |
Penalty changed for intentionally removing a boundary line after a team warning to now include the subsequent offender. |
354 |
34 |
91% |
30 |
0 |
100% |
183 |
9 |
95% |
141 |
25 |
85% |
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3. |
Double first base section expanded. |
333 |
53 |
86% |
28 |
2 |
93% |
170 |
21 |
89% |
135 |
30 |
81% |
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Questions |
Total |
State Association |
Officials |
Coaches |
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OBSERVATIONS - ARE YOU SEEING IN YOUR AREA? |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
Yes |
No |
% Yes |
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4. |
Individual and team rituals delaying the game. |
132 |
255 |
34% |
11 |
19 |
37% |
92 |
100 |
48% |
29 |
136 |
18% |
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5. |
Umpires properly awarding first base when a batter is struck by a pitch. |
365 |
21 |
95% |
26 |
4 |
87% |
186 |
5 |
97% |
153 |
12 |
93% |
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6. |
Umpires properly calling a dead-ball strike when a batter is hit with a pitch in the strike zone. |
309 |
74 |
81% |
25 |
4 |
86% |
164 |
25 |
87% |
120 |
45 |
73% |
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7. |
Defensive player equipment exchanges affecting the flow of the game. |
46 |
340 |
12% |
3 |
26 |
10% |
27 |
165 |
14% |
16 |
149 |
10% |
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8. |
Insertion of a courtesy runner affecting the flow of the game. |
67 |
318 |
17% |
2 |
28 |
7% |
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