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Originally Posted by Rita C
I've already found that it is best to avoid the "leap" and "crow hop" terms with coaches and stick to "replant".
Rita
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Why? Each is a separate act and violations and referring to them as the same is often the cause of consternation among officials.
Folks ignorant of the rules like the term "crow hop" and use it for almost everything they think is an illegal pitcher.
In the opposite direction, I find that the TH doing softball on TV often mention "leaping" immediately upon any called IP before they even look at it on replay. A fair amount of time they are correct. However, there are times when while watching the replay, they talk about the "leap" when the it is evident that the pitcher replanted which is a crow hop, not a leap. But they rarely let the facts get in the way of a strong, yet incorrect, comment.
