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Originally posted by emaxos
Watching 14U Rec game. R1 and R2, 1 out. Batter pops ball up between pitcher and F4.
F4 makes no move on the ball and pitcher makes a nice over the shoulder catch.
No harm, no foul.
Defensive coach asks, "wasn't that an IFF"?
PU says no - in his judgement ball wasn't catchable.
We chatted after the game.
Question I have is, should the competence of a fielder be considered when judging the IFF?
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Competence, no. Ability to make THAT catch with ordinary effort, yes.
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The ball clearly could have been caught by F4 with ordinary effort but she just froze on it. That was a factor in his judgement of "uncatchable".
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How could F4 make the catch with ordinary effort if they displayed no effort at all?