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Originally Posted by CecilOne
One of my pet peeves is when a coach says she has to "present" the ball.
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I hate that one too.. I recently had a new coach claim that. It wouldnt have been so bad except she had been an awesome HS/Travel ball pitcher who I umpired.. and she sure as heck never presented the ball. In fact neither did her sister laster year who was Var pitcher and neither does her youger sister who is a 12U pitcher, all of whom I've umpired.
For the OP, the intent of the rule is not to have us gauge "1 second", it's to set a period in time when the pitch is begining and and I have no prob with a "touch and go".
ISF has taken it to an extreme IMO requiring "two seconds" which clearly indicates holding the hands together for a period of time beyond touch and go.