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Old Wed Apr 29, 2009, 01:14pm
MichaelVA2000 MichaelVA2000 is offline
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Originally Posted by BuggBob View Post
What a play, WHAT A GAME! F2 catches the one bounce throw from F8 (it was a great throw) and moves into the runner’s path.
After developing your angle and distance and seeing F2 with possession of the ball and the runner coming towards home, why didn't you go hands on knees set? This could have avoided the confusion of a safe mechanic where your hands were at your chest with your elbows extended.

From training notes:

On Instructional Technique : A quick word on a method for starting of the "safe" and "out" signal by initially starting from a hands-on-knees set. It is particularly important when teaching novice umpires. The real-world sequence becomes: "pause, bust to the angle, pause to access the throw, hands-on-knees-set, read, now "CALL IT", return to set."
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