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Old Sun May 19, 2013, 01:51pm
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For NCAA, it means "the ball is in flight [sic] directly toward and near enough to the fielder so he must occupy his position to receive the throw." That seems to be consistent with lawumps pro interp.

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Old Sun May 19, 2013, 04:30pm
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For NCAA, it means "the ball is in flight [sic] directly toward and near enough to the fielder so he must occupy his position to receive the throw." That seems to be consistent with lawumps pro interp.
I found the source of the interp in the BRD -- it's a phone conversation between Carl and Fitzpatrick in 2001.

Take it or leave it. Doesn't much matter to me -- it's all judgment of the umpire anyway.
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Thanks all, I stand corrected. I went back the rule books and the 2010 NCAA rule book said you had to have the ball. The 2011-2012 book added the words about in act of receiving and it was listed in the front of the book as a change. So NCAA and OBR are the same, FED different.
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Old Sun May 19, 2013, 05:31pm
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So NCAA and OBR are the same, FED different.
Who woulda guessed that
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IIRC, FED made their change mainly because coaches were teaching fielders to "drop a knee" before receiving a throw on pickoff plays, thus blocking the runner off the bag.

Rather than make a specific exception to their existing OBS ruie, they chose to apply it universally to all plays.

Tim C. may have further insight.
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Old Mon May 20, 2013, 07:51am
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IIRC, FED made their change mainly because coaches were teaching fielders to "drop a knee" before receiving a throw on pickoff plays, thus blocking the runner off the bag.

Rather than make a specific exception to their existing OBS ruie, they chose to apply it universally to all plays.

Tim C. may have further insight.
that was the NCAA rationale. Then, when they realized the folly of having it on all plays, they went back to the OBR, and added the exception for dropping the knee on a pickoff.
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I found the source of the interp in the BRD -- it's a phone conversation between Carl and Fitzpatrick in 2001.

Take it or leave it. Doesn't much matter to me -- it's all judgment of the umpire anyway.
I think some of Mr. Fitzpatrick's co-workers at PBUC would have disagreed at that time...but at least you found something in print!

Thanks!
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