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Originally Posted by JefferMC
Okay, I'll give you that if the coach asks using those terms, then it is best to reply using those terms. However, if the question is "what did she do wrong," I'm not going to be the first to set foot down that road.
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So how do you respond to the "what did she do wrong"? Do you just say "she was illegal"? I sure that ends well.
Whenever you call a violation, you must be ready to explain why you called it.
We make this more difficult that it should be. Why can't you say "coach, I have her leaping" or "coach, she stepped in front of the pitcher's plate before she started to pitch" or "she stepped back/wasn't in contact with the pitcher's plate (for ASA)." Pretty simple for Fed and ASA (yes, I'm sidestepping the NCAA version). This also works in the reverse, when you have a coach complaining about a legal pitcher.
One note about ASA and the crow hop/replant (I'm surprise Mike didn't chime in with this). To be legal for ASA, you must 1) begin your pitch with a foot on the pitcher's plate and 2) not have both feet airborn (higher than the level of the ground). In Feb at the UIC clinic, it was make explicit that ASA does not have a "replant" rule (akin to NCAA).
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Granted, there are the coaches that know what "B" and "C" position are and when you're supposed to be there. However, when I said "not even really SUPPOSED to have read," I didn't mean to imply that he shouldn't have it available if he wants it. Instead I was simply trying to say that he's part of the intended audience for the rule book, but not necessarily the other two.
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Ok, I'm going to hijack this thread. We had a big discussion about proper terminology, so I am going to request in what softball mechanic book (limited to the big three) that describe starting positions for the BU as "A" "B" "C" and so forth.
(I guess I could be like "pee-CAN"Steve and say that "reeks of baseball" but I've had my coffee this morning
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