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Originally Posted by drh898
I've done years of fast pitch and just started doing SP 3 years ago. I find calling ball and strikes in SP very difficult. I've done leagues that use a strike mat and that's a piece of cake. Without the strike mat ASA states the strike zone is between the knee and the back shoulder but I have a hard time judging that, especially when the catcher stands back from the plate. I usually call the pitch depending on where it lands behind the plate. Assuming you have a legal pitch, what tips can you give me on how to call balls and strikes in ASA SP? I don't feel I'm doing the game justice.
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The biggest complaint I get in WReck League ball is from the players who like to stand at the very back of the box, or very frton of the box. When I call a pitch a strike that lands at their feet, they don't like it. I've had to remind many players the strike zone is based on home plate, not where they are standing. The smart ones adjust, others just keep getting stirkes called on them because pitchers know to pitch them low, and they haven't adjusted.