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Certainly the coach's rationale is BS: "it's not a balk because that's how I taught it." Ha.
However, you need to be cautious calling this one: if ANY body part is moving the least little bit while the leg is frozen, then it IS legal. The hands, the head, the foot waggling... you get the point.
When I call balks I announce the reason in 5 words or less before I place the runners: in this case "Balk! Time! Started and stopped! You, second base!"
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mb
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