Proposed ASA Changes for FP & General Rules

[CecilOne]

Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
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Also, the elimination of the "about to receive" IS a safety issue as it will mean the defender needs to learn how to accept a throw and THEN move into the basepath which is the way it is supposed to be done to begin. It is my opinion that coaches who believe entering the basepath prior to receiving the ball are fools, especially at the youth level.

This is the rule at the international level and it works quite well.

The players I see do not have international level skill. Also consider the throw pulling the fielder into the basepath, not coaching. Yes, "accept a throw and THEN move into the basepath" is the right way, but we already know that every coach won't get every fielder to do it right, although I certainly agree they should not be there deliberately.

Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
It also eliminates the umpire's role of judging the position of the ball. Either it is in possesion of the fielder or it isn't.

Judgement is what we're about.