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We have quite a few multi-use fields. One fenced in field which is primarily used for women's SP is also utilized for FP tournaments.

A local HS has 3 fields to support HS Varsity/JV and 12-14 y.o. rec league.

I've pitched [FP] games from the 46' distance with another pitcher's plate embedded at 40' and found it very distracting. I kept thinking a line drive would take a weird bounce off the front pitcher's plate and break my nose or something.

I can't imagine schools or town rec departments changing pitcher's plates all the time. On some open [i.e. no fences at all] fields we use we could potentially need plates at 40, 43, 46, and 50 feet.

We'll probably be seeing a lot more of the temporary plates with the 3 spikes underneath. For the HS fields, a larger, permanent plate at 43' will probably be put in. That will cover the HS games. Rec leagues and tournaments for the 14U and below will likely utilize the temporary plate, or a line drawn in the dirt. We do the latter for some modified FP leagues which aren't too fussy about the legality of their pitchers.