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You're attitude is dismissive. That's a dangerous state of mind for an umpire. The time it took you to reply tells me that you didn't take the comments under any valid consideration.
Your implication that I am making up my own mechanics or inventing this as the game goes along is a blatantly false accusation. You don't appear to be illiterate, although your reading comprehension skill do seem to be rather elementary.
I clearly stated that these are not ASA mechanics. They are, however, NCAA, PONY and many some state organizations' mechanics.
You seem to be one of those people I like to label an "ASA clone." You never had an independant thought on mechanics. Rather you take the ASA manual like a religious zealot might take the bible. You would also bash any association that would recommend trying mechanic "X" because ASA did mechanic "Y." Then if ASA actually got out of the 1930's and updated their mechanic to "Y" you would preach "Y" without hesitation because it all of a sudden became gospel because it was written in a book with ASA written on.
Without actually analyzing the mechanic or giving it a shot in a game that isn't ASA controlled, you shouldn't me so quick to knock it. I was originally trained under the ASA mechanic. I was, however, opened up to the alternative mechanic that I wrote about here. After 3500 games, I am endorsing the one where we put both umpires to work and have the plate umpire cover 3rd base. Experience, not ignorance or dismissiveness, has convinced me that this is a better use of the umpires.
I've never had a problem tracking back home when necessary. That's because I can read the play and I'm not stuck in the mud. I can read how the ball is fielded and thrown. If I need to track back home, I can do so without difficultly. I can track back home as quickly as a base umpire standing near 2nd base can move to 3rd for the play there (under ASA mechanics).
What is your basis for believing that this is the mechanic in ISF? Do you own an ISF manual or do you merely through that comment out there to bolster your position?
By your/ASA's statement that home plate is the priority base, wouldn't 2nd base be a priority base over 1st base since it's closer to home. While I am being somewhat facetious and wouldn't actually recommend doing this, why not put the base umpire at 2nd base to start the inning since the BR may go for a double and 2nd base is more important than 1st base?
Interesting that NCAA endorses the plate umpire covering 3rd base even in their game which includes some of the best and fastest players in all of softball. Apparently their experience is that the plate umpire is mentally capable of reading a play and physically capable of getting home for another play. Perhaps their philosophy is stronger than ASA's in that they believe it's best to get the first call right than speculating on a possible secondary play.
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