Thread: NFHS Catch
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Old Fri Apr 08, 2016, 11:18am
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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu View Post
A.2 (catch)
If the ball is merely held in the fielder's arm(s) or prevented from dropping to the ground by some part of the fielder's body, equipment or clothing, the catch is not completed until the ball is in the grasp of the fielder's hands or glove/mitt.
I say this does not apply because a helmet in a hand is not in its proper place; as opposed to a protector still being worn normally, inside a sleeve, nestled in an elbow, etc.
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