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My first question concerns the softball strike zone that was defined in my meeting last night. I know what the book says but our instructor said that the zone should be 27" wide. He explained it as the plate is 17" + the black edge of our plates are 1" on each side (= 19" so far) + the width of a ball, 4" on each side. That equals 27". Is this the 'standard' (for lack of a better word) HS strike zone? I'm accustomed to calling a much tighter baseball strike zone but I will call the zone my assignor is looking for.
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If that's the zone you call, you will find there are times you want and need even bigger. In most cases, you might even get 4" bigger, to 31", meaning you call consistently anything up to the batters box line (which is 6" from the plate). I can practically guarantee that if you call that "corner" consistently, that your strike zone will be considered a good strike zone, by players, coaches, and evaluators, at every level up to Div I NCAA. Not until Div I will anyone think your zone is too wide; everyone else will be happy and appreciative, and your games will be played with a measure of pace, rather than players waiting for walks.