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The rules are written in the book to provide the format for the game. The NCAA never will come out and say to NOT call the rules as written. What they do say, and mean for the umpires to understand, is that fine-line distinctions that are so close to legal as to require slow motion or stop action photography to discern legality should NOT be called.
Crow hops and leaping are illegal pitches; and when clearly observed, they should and must be called, even in NCAA championship play. These should, if called, be black and white, and clearly obvious, so that consistency in interpretation and enforcement is achieved. If there is any doubt, then the pitch is to be considered legal.
That is my understanding; I can't speak for the NCAA Umpire Development Program.
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