Pitcher Stepping Back Before Pitch (NFHS)

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Originally Posted by SE Minnestoa Re

I see some pitchers use it--it should give them a little more power.

The drawback is it is not legal in any other element. Early this year, college pitcher starts out with the step back. Illegal. She asks what she did wrong. Base umpire tells her--she says I did it in high school.

What did the BU say after that? "You aren't in HS anymore"