Interesting. I just bought a pocket radar. I guess I better learn the rules since I'm assistant coach of a 10u team. I mainly bought it to clock DD.
So what can't I do? Can I clock DD during game?
At least in USSSA, from what the ump said, you can clock anyone you want. The only exception is if it's during a game you're playing, and you report the results to the dugout. You can even clock during your own kid's games but only if you keep the info to yourself. If that umpire was right, anyway.
If the woman had said "Would you mind not clocking her? It makes her nervous." I'd just have said no problem and stopped. But she was such a jerk about it, I didn't feel inclined to be cooperative. I clocked her a couple more pitches just to make a point. I'll tell ya, the girl pitching didn't even seem to notice me. She sure didn't look nervous and my presence didn't seem to affect her at all. Obviously I don't want to intentionally mess with a 10/11 year old kid. I did not mind messing with the adult acting like a jerk though, especially since the pitcher seemed so unaffected.
If a pitcher gets nervous because someone is radaring them (or for that matter taking videos, photos, game notes etc.), then they have chosen the wrong position to play in fastpitch. She is not focused if she is worried about what people in the stands are doing...
I rarely use mine. We are rec league 14u. If we are coming up against someone that is thought to be fast, I clock her once. I tell my team, if she is below 50. (They always are.)
But, anymore, I can tell pretty close - how fast they are throwing. You'll know 60, when you see it.
Interesting. I just bought a pocket radar. I guess I better learn the rules since I'm assistant coach of a 10u team. I mainly bought it to clock DD.
So what can't I do? Can I clock DD during game?