Our favorite single-topic hobby-horse rider on eteamz has posted a link to a picture site for a recent NCAA tournament.
Here is the link:
Ultimate College Softball 2005 Photo Gallery
I posted the following in response on eteamz, but I thought here might be a better place for some frank umpire talk on these pictures.
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Since I don't call NCAA, I don't know how the umpires are taught / graded. NCAA is notoriously coach-controlled, however.
In ASA, the following pics would appear to be an illegal replant (note: pivot foot is flat on the ground or on the ball of the foot, knee of pivot leg is bent, windmill motion is still at 12:00 or so):
vegas18.jpg
vegas2.jpg
vegas22.jpg
vegas23.jpg
vegas28.jpg
These are all on the vegas1 page.
I'll hot link (assuming the site allows it) to the most obvious one (vagas22):
Comments?