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The recommendations were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;\u0022\u003EThe new rules prohibit coaches from communicating with any other player besides the catcher on defense and with any player while batting. The coach must also be in the dugout when using the communication device.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;\u0022\u003E\u201cThis change is consistent with the growth of the game and is indicative of a measured and responsible approach to enable technology into our level of competition,\u201d said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS Director of Sports and Educational Services and liaison to the Baseball Rules Committee. \u201cThe committee has made these changes to maintain the balance between offense and defense; increase the pace of play; and will responsibly manage technology so there is no advantaged gained by schools that have more available resources than some of their contemporaries. Creating a level playing field is paramount to education-based athletics.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;\u0022\u003EGame management by umpires was addressed with a change to Rule 10-2-3h. The edit removes spectators\u2019 behavior from the umpire-in-chief\u2019s jurisdiction when deciding to forfeit a contest. Only infractions by players, coaches or team\/bench personnel are under the umpire\u2019s jurisdiction. The committee agreed that poor behavior by spectators should be handled by game administration.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;\u0022\u003E\u201cThis change is a complementary rule to support schools\u2019 game management role in addressing unacceptable behavior and will allow the umpire to focus on the action and players on the field,\u201d Hopkins said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;\u0022\u003ERule 1-6-1 was added and designates a wristband with defensive shifts, pitching choices or game directions as non-electronic equipment and must be a single, solid color and worn on the forearm. Pitchers\u2019 cards must not be white, gray or a distracting color and worn on their non-pitching arm.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;\u0022\u003EA complete listing of the baseball rules changes will be available on the NFHS website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nfhs.org\u0022\u003Ewww.nfhs.org\u003C\/a\u003E. Click on \u201cActivities \u0026amp; Sports\u201d at the top of the home page and select \u201cBaseball.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Trebuchet MS,Helvetica,sans-serif;\u0022\u003EAccording to the most recent NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, baseball is the fourth-most popular sport for boys with 481,004 student-athletes in 15,925 high schools nationwide. 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