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I know the rule says "simultaneous with the non-pivot foot landing",
No, it does not! Both ASA and NFHS rules state that the pitcher must take one step with the non-pivot foot simultaneous with the release of the ball. What is a step? It starts with picking up the stride foot, moving it through the air, and returning to earth. Truth is that the ball will actually leave the fingers after the stride foot has landed. The pitcher needs to plant the stride foot and continue to move the body forward to "stand tall;" and to start to close the body to gain the power in the whip of the arm motion - the last foot or so of hand movement through the release zone.
"with the exception of after the stride foot lands the pivot foot is lifted(after a short drag)then drug to the finish position"
Sounds to me like she is gettting a little "bounce" when her stride foot lands. Possibly because she is getting too high a stride rather than more forward. BUT - that doesn't make it illegal. The book only says that the pivot foot must drag away from the plate. It doesn't say anything about how far the drag extends or when it ends and she can legally pick up the pivot foot. For eventually, it has to be legal to pick up the foot.
WMB
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