Tag up coverage.

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I think what you are saying here is you are going up 1B line for the fair/foul call. The CCA manual, (NCAA), and the FED mechanic in Illinois preaches a line extended from the plate toward the third base dugout. Illinois, or the IHSA, did a video on two and three-man mechanics this year. I assume they are the same mechanics as NFHS, but I am not 100% sure. This was a new mechanic for me this year. If you think about it, the only way PU is going to get a fair/foul look and the resemblance of a look at a 3B tag-up is to use this mechanic.

With that said, the first time I have a squeaker on the line and I am moving away from the 1B foul line, I fully expect Coach Joe to come out and have a creative discussion about my mechanics. I am also sure that I am going to have a nice, pretty, crisply painted foul line. Some of our schools run out of chalk by March 31 so we get to use the old bag to pole sight line. Above mechanic....not so good. [/B][/QUOTE]

The only way I know of to get a good fair/foul call up the RF line is to be on the line, but I can't be "up the line" if I have a runner on 3B and have tag responsibility. So I was talking about being somewhere in the vicinity of HP, straddling an extended line, and once I have fair/foul touch covered, glance quickly back to 3B for tag and then back to the line for catch. It's a tough call for a PU. And like I said, I hope my BU has his eyes glued to the RF the whole time in case I need help on the catch.