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A good discussion was had by all at my meeting .
The main conclusion , after reading and re-reading the penalty of obstruction was we are doing it right but so are you .
We came to realise that it is not the umpire difference but player difference .
If a player is obstructed between 1st and second they are protected to 2nd initially .
In NZ most players will always try for the next base , they never stop .
Therefore we dont have to make that judgement as to
"that was a 3 bag hit " because the players will always attempt to make that 3rd bag and if called out near the base we will award that base .
Note : The umpires in our discussion group all umpire elite fastpitch men which is fast and aggressive .
I think this has a big bearing on how we umpire .
A question If the ball is hit to the outfield and a BR is OBS going to first , you then decide to protect them to 3rd .They go past 3rd and are tagged out at home do you call them out .
BY our "step" method we wouldnt and he would be safe
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