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You'll find, I think, that you need to move quicker and faster in softball than in baseball. In the baseball games I do, I feel like I've got all day to get into a calling position. In softball, that first step is crucial to getting where you need to be.
Angle over distance - agreed, but prioritize that as angle first, than cut the distance. You'll want to get in close on a tag play, maybe 6 feet or so.
Learn to examine each situation before the pitch - what am I going to do...
On the smaller field, proper mechanics are much more important, so learn them. Become a thinking umpire - to know the "why" of a mechanic.
That should be enough to start.
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Steve M
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