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    Infield fly / Interference

    Bases loaded, less than two outs. Pop fly hit directly down the third base line such that it will land a few feet in front of the third base bag towards home. Umpire calls "Infield fly if fair". Third base runner took off with the pitch and, while scrambling to get back to the bag...
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    Lookback rule - fake throw

    Runners on 1st and 3rd. Runner on 1st on the base, runner on 3rd with a large lead when the catcher returns the ball to the pitcher after a pitch. Pitcher does a hard fake to third. Runner on 3rd dives back to the base. Seeing the fake, runner on 1st breaks for 2nd, takes 2-3 steps, realizes...
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    Batting out of order

    1) Player listed 4th in the batting order comes up to bat out of order as the first batter of the game and hits a single. No appeal. 2) Player listed 2nd in the order comes up to bat and also hits a single. No appeal. 3) Player listed 3rd comes up to bat and after the first pitch becomes the...
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    Substitutions / Batting out of order

    Hitting teams Coach reports a substitution, sub coming in to bat for a player in the original lineup. When her turn at bat comes up, the original player comes up to bat instead of the sub. Checking that my understanding is correct: 1) At any point during the at bat, before a fair batted ball...
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    Showing bunt

    Watched the FSU vs. Notre Dame today. Seemed like nearly every Notre Dame batter readied themselves for the pitch showing a bunt... including with two strikes, etc. Seemed ridiculous to me but I'd be interested in hearing from others if they think there's a practical reason, which results in...
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    More obstruction

    Attempted to apply what I think I've learned here in a scenario today: Runners on second and third, batter hits a gapper that goes to the right-center field fence. On-base runners score. Fielders execute a double-relay to the catcher in plenty of time to tag out the batter-runner who...
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    Incidental contact vs. Obstruction

    Ran across two situations recently in 12U ball: 1) 2nd baseman normally sets up closer to home than the base path. When a runner attempts to steal, shortstop would take the throw. Second baseman would cross in front of the runner and head to where she could back up the throw to 2nd. She...
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    Interference?

    Right handed batter lays down a bunt a few feet in front of home plate. Catcher charges forward and makes contact with the batter-runner within a step or so of her leaving the batter's box on her way to first. What's the appropriate call?
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    Deemphasize loading?

    After spending a fair amount of time trying to understand the actual movements that occur during a high level swing, I began trying to reconcile the difference between the movements and positions that need to be taught versus those that generally come "for free" if the upstream...
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    Throwing sidearm... and then?

    I continue my efforts to screw up the swings of as many girls as possible before figuring out how to teach this... Had some girls, who are not particularly adept at transferring their weight during swings, take a stance similar to how you guard someone in basketball and prepare to receive a...
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    Drills: Dropping Hands

    What instruction/drills/cues do you use to help girls learn not to drop their hands when they initiate their swing? I put a second tee a foot behind and slightly higher than the one the girls were hitting off of. That tee didn't have a good day.
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    Drills: Swing path

    What instruction/drills/cues do you give to teach swing path? The girls have seen pictures showing how the forearm and bat align regardless of pitch height.
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    Cues after toe touch

    Assume you're working with a hitter that has mastered grip and stance, loads well with a reasonable coil, and strides well to toe touch. What cues/drills do you use to describe and convey the feel of what happens next: heel plant, hips, uncoiling, etc?
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    Front Toss Drill Timing

    I think the ASA ACE coaching manual generally did a very nice job summarizing most of the important parts of the swing. I have a question though regarding one of the coaching points they make regarding the front toss drill. Specifically, they state "Make sure the hitter is starting the...
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    Protecting the plate

    Do you teach batters to use a "contact swing" when they have two strikes and need to protect the plate? If so, how does it differ from their normal swing?
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    Softball pants

    I'm not sure how, but I got roped into being responsible for ordering uniforms for my 12U team. I've decided to get the girls pants. I've seen pricing that ranges from $8 to around $30 with a large group that seems to be in the $16-24 range. To some degree, the price seems to increase with...
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    Pelvic Protection

    Coaches, dealing with 10U and 12U kids, do you either recommend or require that your catchers wear some sort of pelvic protection? Thanks!
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    No stride?

    Was talking with a coach the other day who was advocating teaching 10U-12U girls to hit without taking a stride. He demonstrated "pre-loading" by lifting the heel of the front foot off the ground and rotating it towards the pitcher such that the bottom of the shoe was essentially facing the...
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    Rename this forum?

    Since there appear to be many similarities between the technical aspects of hitting and throwing, would it make sense to rename this forum: Softball Hitting & Throwing Technical? This seems like it would be the best place for non-pitching related technical conversations about throwing. Mark
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    Swing Mechanics Checklist

    I've been watching lots of slo-mo swing videos recently and am trying to distill what I see along with some of the things I've read here into a "checklist" of sorts of the important facets of the swing. Very much in draft form but I'd appreciate any thoughts, corrections, comments, suggestions...

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