The reason the boys didn't complain is because you were not making them use gloves that were too big. An 8 year old does not need a 12 inch glove. How can the physically close it?
Glove Coach
According to this they should be using 10.5 inch gloves.
We know the rule and the interpretation. It is the coaches and parents who insist on making it something it isn't and end up talking weaker umpires into making a ruling on a rule that does not exist.
See this is my problem. I swear the rules of baseball are so much simpler. It seems like...
I want to know the answer also. Runner is on 1st and standing on the bag never leaving. Batter strikes out, defense goes to circle for high 5's, can the runner legally leave the bag to advance to 2nd?
She rounded because ball four was a wild pitch and it went behind the catcher and she did not know it had been thrown back to the pitcher until she had rounded and looked. The first base coach was also a fill in who was not talking to the girls. I believe the pitcher received the ball right...
First of all I have looked all over and read multiple answers. Ball number 4 is a wild pitch. Batter hustles to first and rounds the base, sees the ball is with the pitcher in the circle, and returns to the bag. She never stopped or hesitated. In fact she only took a step or two off first...