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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Is nothing. I cannot find a 6.2c in NFHS Rule Book
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Sorry, my bad: 6.1.2c (Rule 6 Section 1 Article 2, c.). I dropped the section number by accident.
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Okay, lets start with word play. Rule 6 does not include an "Illegal Pitch" article, so maybe we shouldn't use the term "illegal pitch", either?
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Yes, Rule 6 does include "Illegal Pitch". 6.1.1 Penalty: An illegal pitch is called.
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aybe because the rules are based on positive/allowance and "illegal pitch" is the penalty. And the terms "leap" and "crow hop" are referenced in the Umpire Manual, and "crow hop" in the Case Book, so I would think using the terms would be acceptable.
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Sure, they're acceptable terms, as they do have rule book definitions. The reason I would avoid them is because by avoiding them you avoid the issue that someone wants to argue whether something is a "crow hop" or a "leap" when that matters not. It seems to me it simplifies life to go to the simple statements as written in the rule (i.e. that the pivot foot must stay on the ground and the pitcher may not push off from anything but the pitchers plate) and not use terms that so many have misused and misunderstand.
The fact that they're used in the Umpire's Manual or Case Book means nothing to a coach, because those are books he's not even really SUPPOSED to have read, vs. the one he should have read but hasn't.