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Originally Posted by jkumpire
Hello again,
Sadly, this year for some reason I was not invited to the annual local rules interp meeting the state organizations holds. So, I am still confused on all the ins and outs of the change in the going to the mouth rule in FED.
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I do not know about the rest but IMO this type rule falls under the category of "nit-pick'n" and IMO one should not spend that much time on as there are other more important matters / rules that should be focused on during HS Assoicating meetings .
Yes the FED made an error but at least in my area this is a non issue. Preventative umpiring can avoid this.
The main problem comes "into play" when you umpire leagues that are OBR based and the kids pitching are used to FED rules. A prime example is in legion ball where they have a hybrid of rules but the pitching regs are OBR based. Some F1's without thinking do what they did in HS, however, in OBR F1 must not be in the 18ft. circle when going to the mouth.
Again preventative umpiring can avoid this.
Side Note: One of my pet peeves in association meeting is that too much time is taken up discussing these type rulings when Mechanics / Game management skills should be focused on.
Pete Booth