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Originally posted by Baseballdad1228:
TR, I read what you wrote. Players can be approached after their team is eliminated and before the championship game of that event is played. First-hand information.
What TR is trying to say, and I have also seen firsthand, is that different schools interpret the rule differently. Some schools believe as you do, it's when the team is eliminated, other schools believe it is when the player has completed his personal competition (like a pitcher who won't pitch again), others believe it is when the event is fully concluded, while others believe that no contact at the event is the rule, regardless. Still many others disregard the rule or work around it.