I have two pitchers each with an issue that I would like addressed by someone that knows the ruling for girls fastpitch. We're in British Columbia and the girls are Squirt level ages 10/11.
GIRL ONE does a change of direction. (1).She puts her hands together, (2).raises them up slightly to about 10:00, (3).then drops them right down still in front of her and (4).then goes into her windmill up and over her head...............She does it all in one quick motion, but does change direction.
GIRL TWO does something very different than the first. (1).She puts her hands together, (2).She bends her body down a bit and passes her hips with the ball and her hands still together, (3).She comes back to the front and into her windmill all in one motion passing her hip two more times as she comes to the front and again at the end for her release. So this girl passes her hip three times in total. A couple times I corrected her with coming past her hip more than three times by bringing her hands together dropping them both seperately past her hip, back together and into the above motions from 1-3. I know that is illegal because the hands can't come apart and together again, but I also believe that the # of passes to the hip allowed is 3?
Can you shed some light on if either of these girls are delivering an illegal pitch? I haven't researched which rule book applies to my area yet, I googled and noted ASA, NAFA, USFA, USSSA, NSA, AFA, but haven't looked yet as to which is for which area. If you know could you let me know that as well.
Thanks Mike
GIRL ONE does a change of direction. (1).She puts her hands together, (2).raises them up slightly to about 10:00, (3).then drops them right down still in front of her and (4).then goes into her windmill up and over her head...............She does it all in one quick motion, but does change direction.
GIRL TWO does something very different than the first. (1).She puts her hands together, (2).She bends her body down a bit and passes her hips with the ball and her hands still together, (3).She comes back to the front and into her windmill all in one motion passing her hip two more times as she comes to the front and again at the end for her release. So this girl passes her hip three times in total. A couple times I corrected her with coming past her hip more than three times by bringing her hands together dropping them both seperately past her hip, back together and into the above motions from 1-3. I know that is illegal because the hands can't come apart and together again, but I also believe that the # of passes to the hip allowed is 3?
Can you shed some light on if either of these girls are delivering an illegal pitch? I haven't researched which rule book applies to my area yet, I googled and noted ASA, NAFA, USFA, USSSA, NSA, AFA, but haven't looked yet as to which is for which area. If you know could you let me know that as well.
Thanks Mike