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Originally Posted by ILRef80
Yes, there are time limits. And every ends via the time limit.
What technique do you use when the catcher can't catch the ball (even called strikes)? My equipment is not the issue, I use the Honigs Elite protector as well and also purchased the elite leg guards before the HS season started. I still got hit several times in the thigh area, which didn't hurt much, but at the same time, it doesn't feel good. The ball would just go right past the catcher and into me. I also got hit in the mask 4 or 5 times, not on foul balls, just on balls that weren't touched.
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Back in the day I was doing LL games and one game the catch kept bailing on me on every ball in the dirt. I solved that problem by putting my hand on his lower back an whenever he tried to bail, I would gently sit him back down (like you would a dog
). The coach came out and complained that I was hindering his player's ability to catch the ball and I interjected that he is hurting my ability to umpire by bailing. He didn't like it but every time the catcher bailed, I called a ball. Depending on how much I got plunked, I would give the batter a couple of "free pitches". Soon enough he got the idea that I wasn't playing. The kids need to be taught to block the ball sometime.
I feel your pain however.
-Josh