Mens 12" slow pitch play

[JEL]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Instead of using the word "trap", verbalize "No Catch" along with a good safe signal.

This is one where I feel the "one word mechanic" works better.

Signal safe, and loudly call NO, even repeating it a couple of times.

If you call NO CATCH, some will not hear the "NO" part.

"Trap" is okay, but "NO" is hard to not hear by itself.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by JEL

This is one where I feel the "one word mechanic" works better.

Signal safe, and loudly call NO, even repeating it a couple of times.

If you call NO CATCH, some will not hear the "NO" part.

"Trap" is okay, but "NO" is hard to not hear by itself.

I actually verbalize nothing at all while signaling safe, sometimes two or three times to make my call clear. However, I disagree with verbalizing a call in this scenario, as verbal calls can easily be confused in the way JEL mentioned. Heck, some umps often yell something so horribly unintelligible, having them call "no" can possibly confuse the players even more.

Didn't we have this discussion a while back?

Found it... Here