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First of all I would like to say thank you for the quality replies to my question. It is not often that a coach can talk to so many knowledgable people at one time.
Ok to answer some of the questions. There has been alot said about the timing of the pitchers release. I know the rule says "simultaneous with the non-pivot foot landing", however without a super camera I don't know how anyone could determine this. Also one would have to have a fairly fast camera to detect this pitcher lifting her foot. The reason I caught it was because of a photograph clearly showing her pivot foot well off the ground. Her pitching sequence is the same as what was stated in the last post with the exception of after the stride foot lands the pivot foot is lifted(after a short drag)then drug to the finish position.
Now I know your probably saying,well if you have a hard time seeing it when you are trying to look for it,what is your problem? Well the pitchers pivot foot is clearly visible "catching air", however the sequence of where the release and stride foot play there part is not clearly visible due to this pitcher being really aggressive.
I think with the responses that some of you have given, it is probably not a good thing this is happening, whether it is legal or not. All that is needed is for an opposing coach to plant the seed in the umpires head, and then it is simply a matter of opinion from there.
I would also like to ask the question of what is the advantage of lifting the foot or not(in this case). If the rules were meant to keep one pitcher/team from gaining an advantage over another,how does that apply in my case?
Again thanks for your responses. I hope one day we might meet on the field.
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