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Old Thu Sep 17, 2009, 10:08am
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Originally Posted by Rachel View Post
The thing with D1 is there are a lot of close plays at first. Save the sell for the banger. If you sell a call where the runner is out by more than a foot then you look nervous. The key is to get your head still for the call. I try to get my body stopped as the fielder is gathering the ball watch the release and then get my head still at the base. i will actually practice this between innings during warm ups so that It is habit. That will save you when they fake the throw and then go to another base.
Evaluators are intuned to body language.
Rachel,

I have never heard this before. I've been told to not be moving when a play that I'm judging is in the process of happening, but I have never been specifically instructed to do what you are saying.

GREAT TIP!
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