This just doesn't sit well with me at all........I agree 100% no leap issues here. There is nothing here that I would begin to even call illegal. What I clearly see as a problem in this video is the DADDIES or COACHES at a 12U tournament taking the time to mention anything like this to an umpire, let alone posting it on a forum. Well, its fair game now.....
What I clearly see is a DADDY or a COACH (assuming your just a daddy from the losing team due to your cr@ppy video taking during f'n warmups from left field line) You told us YOU told the umpire to watch for the "leap".... At this point I personally find people like you are the problem, not the 13 year old girl.
i can peel this back more "Mr. 13 year old caller outer"..... You took the time to tell us where the replant was. you said 8-12" from pitchers plate. 2 things for you.... I suspect with those cr@ppy lights that the field in front of the pitchers plate is a flipping hole. Therefore, we probably aren't seeing a "CLAY" manicured pitching lane that is flat so your video is probably more worthless than the actual cr@ppy video itself, but that is just a guess.
Secondly, 8-12" GAP the pitching plate you see a replant divot???? This tells me you are the coach and went and LOOKED! or, you were a dad who looked after the game?
Just doing quick math, if she has a 6" long foot at age 12 or 13, you have just stated that if she is in fact leaping, she is leaping 2" - 6".... Oh boy, you found a cheater there!
Relax there buddy! Do you get worked up this easily all the time? The reason for the post is as the coach of the team, I would like to clearly understand what is illegal and what is not. That is all. This isn't coming from a point of being the "Losing team" (we split with them) or anything like that. We played the girl twice in a 2 day span, on the 2nd day got some video to see what others thought. My #2 pitcher was called for this routinely last year by one well respected ump in our area (and my pitcher's pitching coach, who has coached many Div I pitchers, also confirmed my pitcher was illegal) for doing this exact thing. I just want to know if it is illegal or not - That is all. The goal, at 12U (we are an 11U team), should be to develop good mechanics that you can build off for the future, not wins-losses. We have spent considerable time with our pitcher breaking down her motion to fix this so she wouldn't be called for an illegal pitch this year. And, before you even go there, neither one of our pitchers is my daughter, so their is no so-called "Daddy bias". I am new to the game, but I am trying to teach our kids the proper form and technique so they do not have to "relearn" how to pitch when they get older. If this is a legal pitch, I am fine with that. If it is illegal, I am fine with that also. As a coach, I just want to UNDERSTAND and KNOW the difference.