Leap, Crow Hop vs replant

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by JefferMC

...It seems to me it simplifies life to go to the simple statements as written in the rule (i.e. that the pivot foot must stay on the ground and the pitcher may not push off from anything but the pitchers plate) and not use terms that so many have misused and misunderstand...

I will use the proper terms, but I will use the simplest-to-explain thing the pitcher is doing that is illegal. IMO, the leap is the easiest to explain (and understand), and many times (not all) a pitcher who is crow hopping or replanting is also leaping. So, if the coach asks what she is doing wrong, "She's leaping, coach."

Unlike Rita, I avoid the word "replant" since that one (by my experience) is difficult to explain and ends up with coaches wanting to look at foot marks in the dirt, which actually mean nothing at all. IOW, we need to see the IP to call it; examining forensic evidence is useless.

JMO.