Because you not sure in real time.I go to Slo mo to Confirm what I see..... But, thanks.
I think maybe you don't understand what a pivot point is...lol.......... some real mental gymnastics going on here to try to make your point. If a toe is barely on the ground it isn't weight bearing and it's called the pivot foot because of where it STARTS, not what it does after the push off.
She is replanting and getting a second push. I never said anything about "bearing weight" or the like. Agree with your comments about balls and strikes.So, which rule is the Troy pitcher violating? And on the "legal" pitches, why is she not violating it? What part of "bearing weight" to an external observer isn't "subjective"? How much weight? Why is a toe on the ground bearing less weight than the bottom of a foot? Why does a bent leg bear more weight than a straight leg?
Balls and strikes is a "black and white" rule, but the officiating part is totally subjective.
You need to read the NCAA rules a little closer... a "Replant" by itself is not illegal. And it's not a second push, it's a second starting point.She is replanting and getting a second push. I never said anything about "bearing weight" or the like. Agree with your comments about balls and strikes
Correct. It's a "second starting point."This is not a "Starting Point"....
Is that your subjective opinion? I have never seen anyone start pitching from this position.... weird...Correct. It's a "second starting point."
Is that your subjective opinion? I have never seen anyone start pitching from this position.... weird...
Oh, wait, there is a rule about when the pitch starts....
10.3 Start of the Pitch The pitch officially begins and cannot be discontinued once the hands have separated after coming together.
While this umpire training video is about NFHS rules, the crow hopping rules are very much the same, except for the bearing weight section the NCAA added. 36 seconds into the video....
"The base umpire must focus on the pitchers pivot foot at the moment the hands separate" "When a pitcher is starting from in front of the pitchers plate, instead of on it, a crow hop has occurred."
This is an umpire training video on how to identify a crowhop.
I am pretty sure, the Troy pitcher was still in contact with the plate, when her hands separated.
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There is no rule about staying inside the circle. Are you suggesting a new rule?Enforce rules that pitcher must stay inside the circle and pitching lane, otherwise who cares. You still have to hit it. And if they are staying within the lane and circle then it doesn't matter much.