Illegal or Legal, what are your stipulations?

[Skahtboi]

Originally posted by turk
I hate the leaping rule because I do not believe that a pitcher who pushes off the plate is doing anything that the rule was meant to prohibit.

But it is a violation of the rules, regardless of what you may believe. ASA 6:3:1 clearly states: Pushing off and dragging the pivot foot in contact with the ground is required.

Please note that it does not say that "the pitcher can leap so long as she does not get an impetus that takes her further than she would have been had she dragged the pivot foot." So, until there is a rule change, you must enforce it the way it is written. There are no options.