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I was providing a narrow definition of crow hop as it related to Leap - in other words, I was answering Spivitor's original question.
Based on all the conversaton on this board and over at the NFHS board, I would hope by now that we all know there are two basic moves that can result in a crow hop.
1. A pitcher shifts her weight back to the stride foot and lifts her pivot foot off the plate. On the weight shift forward she replants her pivot foot on the plate, or immediately in front of the plate - and pushes off from there. Crow Hop - illegal.
2. After the initial push-off, and as part of the forward momentum, both feet are airborne and the pivot foot lands first (somewhere in front of the plate) and pushes from there! Crow Hop - illegal.
Unless you played, watched, or umpired Mens FP more than 10 years ago you probably have not seen a "Leap." All I was trying to do was add some historical perspective. I have never seen a Leap in girl's FP; it is not easy to do. I have seen what many want to call a crow hop when the pivot foot is airborne and lands in front of the plate. But, as I mentioned in the prior posting, the knee has to buckle and the pitcher has to re-push from that point to be a crow hop. If it is just landing and dragging then I do not call it a crow hop.
WMB
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