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Originally Posted by sumfan
great forum
i am a asa coach and before that a youth league coach.
i have a question for you.
what is the proper way according to the asa rules ( i have been reading the rule book but have not found it)
for a player to positon herself to recieve the throw at a base
we have told our girls to staddle the base and leave the center open
at some asa tournys this was fine but at some it was not
the girls were told they had to be behind the plate or to the side.
i am just looking for the best way to instruct our girls
as i stated before a great forum i have been reading the posts and have learned alot of useful information
thank you for your time
sumfan
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Umpires should stay away from telling you how to coach your girls. The rule book doesn't give specifics. It speaks more in generalities and for good reason. If we put in every possible way a player could obstruct or interfere the rule book would be the size of the Atlanta Phonebook or War and Peace and be about as boring. The only thing the rule book does say, and I believe it is back in the Rule Supplement section, is that coaches formerly taught to block the base, catch the ball and then apply the tag. Now coaches must teach, catch the ball then block the base. The ASA rule book isn't going to give you what you are looking for. The best advice I can give is don't impede the runner without the ball. Also, there is no minimum amount of the base you have to give the runner. The runner is entitled to slide into any portion of the bag. You can't argue that we gave her half of the bag. If the runner decides to go to the part your defender is blocking and is impeded this is obstruction.
I know I didn't give you what you asked for, but I hope this helps.