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Originally posted by WestMichiganBlue
I'd call it incredibly dumb - or very inexperienced. (What age group?) One, she can not stride out to meet the throw. Two, she is exposing herself to serious injury.
I'd find time to talk with the coach between innings and warn him/her that (a) she is probably going to get an obstruction call against her soon, and (b) the player is at risk for injury.
On a close play at 1B I would find it very easy to determine that the runner slowed down slightly to avoid the foot and that caused her to be out. Then - Obstruction, wipe out the out, and award her the base. If the coach screams, advise her/him to fix the problem and it won't happen again.
WMB
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Couldn't agree more.
The most likely responses are, "That's the way she plays first base!" (stupid thing for a coach to say since that reflects on him, but no one ever said they were all smart), or "The white belongs to the first baseman, they can cover it if they want".
Remind the coach that if s/he cannot remedy the situation to alleviate the possibility of injury, you will have to do so and that would mean ejecting the first baseman. If the coach screams too loud, dump him/her.