| Rule Submission Title | Spectators shall not be consulted on calls |
|---|---|
| USAP Board Vote | Approved with Amendment |
| USAP Board Vote Reason | The proposal is appropriate. The current rule is not mandatory and it should be. Section 13.G.1 lists the various actions for which a verbal or technical warning can be issued, so it is appropriate to add a subsection to clearly establish the potential consequence. |
| Existing Rule # | 13.C.2.a |
| Proposed Rule Change (edited) | 2026 Rule: 8.J Spectator Involvement. Spectators must not be consulted on any call. 2025 Rules "Approve the change to the first sentence and add an amended version of the proposed to the list of verbal and technical warnings under 13.G.1. |
| Proposed Rule Change | 13.C.2.a Spectators shall |
| Original Rule Text | 13.C.2.a Spectators should not be consulted on any calls. |
| Reasoning Behind Suggested Change | The proposed rule change clarifies that spectators are not part of the game and shall not be consulted on any call. Rule 6.C.4 specifies spectators "shall" not be consulted on any line calls so the proposed rule change upholds that precedence. |
| Scenarios In Which the Rules Applies | Team B claims that a ball hit a player on team A and asks a spectator, who agrees. When team A says that the spectator shouldn't be consulted, the spectator says that the rule only applies to line calls. This rule change would apply to all calls. |
| Rule Book Year | 2026 |
| Rule Change ID | 2075 |
| Date Created | April 3, 2025 |
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