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    Placement of foot in front of the rubber

    In the last few weeks I've noticed some pitchers who start their pitch with their plant foot just in front of the rubber - still in contact, but not with any part of their foot on top of the rubber, just touching the front side. (Kind of how baseball pitchers have their foot touching the rubber...
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    How to tell a high school coach that she can't overuse my pitcher

    So DD's high school team has a new coach. The program has only two pitchers, and coach is planning to use DD as the sole varsity pitcher and the other girl as the sole JV pitcher. She's also planning a schedule where they'd play 3-4 games per week for the season, including tournaments where...
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    the pitching lane

    In her high school game, DD was called for an illegal pitch for stepping out of the pitching lane. Blue said that her plant foot wasn't a problem but her drag foot was kicking off to the side too much when she brings her knees together at the end of the pitch. So two questions: 1. Is the rule...
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    Pitcher fielding the ball

    DD was pitching and there was an easy pop up about halfway between the back of the circle and the 2B line. When she saw that it was behind her, DD didn't go for the ball. 2B didn't react at all, SS tried to run over to catch it but just missed. Ball dropped for a single. 2B picked up the ball...
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    Glove help

    About six months ago I bought DD a Rawlings HOH 12.5" glove. It cost a pretty penny and I hoped that it would last her a while. When she first got it she liked how tight the glove felt on her hand, but after about 3 months it became too big - a hard throw would pull the glove right off. I have...
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    Picking up for PGF qualifier

    DD plays 12U. A coach for another team has started feeling us out to see if DD would be interested in guest playing for her team in a PGF qualifier. What would be the potential issues from this? DD's team is not interested in playing PGF, so the other coach says it's not a problem. But I...
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    Glove size for an outfielder/pitcher

    DD is in the market for a glove. She pitches and plays outfield and the interior of her current glove is falling apart. Because she pitches, she wants a glove with a basket web, and she'd like to buy a glove that will last more than a couple years so we're looking at the Wilson A2000, which as...
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    When do you leave a team?

    DD is on a 12U team. It has a roster of 11, but DD is pretty much a spare part. In thirteen tournament games, she's played in only six games (pitched a total of 8 1/3 innings in three pool play games, had five at bats, played two innings in the outfield). During bracket play, she's had three at...
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    Which batter starts the next inning? A D3K situation.

    Runner on third, two outs. Batter strikes out swinging, catcher drops the ball. Batter runs to first and runner on third comes home. Catcher makes the tag on the runner coming home just before the batter-runner reached first. Three outs, inning over. The next inning, the umpire says that the...
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    "Game forfeiture time is the official start time"

    In practice, what does "game forfeiture time is the official start time" mean? Are the teams expected to be ready to play at the official start time? Does the team (or at least enough players to start the game) need to be present and ready to play? Or is it enough to just have a coach and a...
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    If a pitch hits the dirt on the way to the plate can it be a strike?

    Just curious. A pitcher threw a pitch that bounced in the dirt in front of the plate. Batter didn't swing since it was in the dirt, umpire called it a strike. Does the pitch have to make it through the zone on the fly, or is it allowed to bounce?
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    Preparing the girls to play a team with jerk parents

    DD (10U all-star) was in a tournament final against a team that was forced to forfeit because they were caught with a player in their lineup who was not on their roster. (Tournament rules said that rosters were frozen at check-in and they added this player for the championship game.) The...
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    I know it's just all-stars, but...

    DD made her league's 10U gold all-star team and they played their first tournament of the year this weekend. DD's coach had used the team's #1 pitcher in the semifinals to get past a tough opponent, so he wanted a fresh arm for the championship game and asked DD to pitch (she's the #3 pitcher)...
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    Another interference question

    Runner on third, one out. 3B is playing a little behind the bag and close to the line. USA Softball rules. Batter hits a foul pop-up. It's not very high and doesn't travel very far, but 3B decides to go for it. There is no way she can get the ball unless she has jetpacks on her feet - where the...
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    Thrown bat dropped third strike

    ASA rules. 10U rec. The league has no rule against throwing bats. The batter was not a very strong hitter, trying to hit against a hard thrower. On an 0-2 pitch, the batter stepped into her swing then spun on her front foot while swinging as hard as she could. She released the bat during her...
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    Growing DD and the strike zone

    The last 2-3 weeks, DD has been watching anything at her knees go by. I think her coach's head is going to explode in the middle of a game if she takes another called third strike at the knees. This is a kid who is generally an aggressive hitter (she's had more called third strikes this fall...
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    sliding home - do you have to try to avoid the catcher?

    In a game this weekend (12U rec, if it matters), DD slid hard into the catcher trying to score on a passed ball. DD is a lot bigger than the catcher - at least 6 inches taller and 40 pounds heavier - so the catcher was pretty shaken up, but she was able to stay in the game after a bit of a...
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    Young pitcher with a catcher who can't catch her

    DD is a hard thrower compared to the girls in her league (9 YO, cruises in the low 40s). But the catcher she works with can't actually catch her. She's afraid of the velocity and I see that she often closes her eyes and turns away. So the passed ball has been DD's enemy. She has had innings...
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    Coach wants DD to switch PCs

    DD's all-star coach wants DD to use his daughter's PC and I don't want to switch. Not only is this PC a big believer in HE, but she charges twice as much as DD's PC to dole out this advice. Coach tells me that DD isn't serious enough about pitching because we have no interest in his PC. He's...
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    Umps, how would you deal with this?

    Here's the situation. ASA/USA Softball rules. The batter has a 2-1 count. Next pitch, she swings and misses. Thinking it's the third strike, she runs to first. Catcher, reacting to batter-runner, overthrows first and ball lands in outfield. Runner makes it all the way around home due to various...

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