Intent to swing

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by njdevs00cup

My entire reason for using a homerun as an example to help the coach understand the point!

But the point you missed in telling the coach this is that swinging strikes and contact with the bat are treated differently. (As I was trying to point out in my previous posts)

In the example you cited to the coach, there is no need to determine intent...the batter hit the ball. However, in your real situation the batter did not hit the ball and one would need to determin if he truly offered at the pitch.

You gave the answer to one situation to explain another. No wonder coaches get confused.