Nice post renntiger, i agree about the umps not calling the IP. I have a 13 yr old daughter that pitchers and she is legal and when we play other teams they have the crow hoppers and leapers and I mention it to the blue and they act like they don't see anything wrong. They come back with the attitude that I should stop complaining and play ball. So what are you to do? Pitch legal and be at a disadvantge or do we do like the rest and hop and leap to get the advantage? We have played 3 weekends this spring and I have seen several illegal pitchers and not one has had IP called on them.
That's exactly what your pitchers should do. Pitch legally. I don't necessarily buy the argument that pitching illegally produces a better pitcher anyways. If pitchers are taught and practice correct mechanics they will pitch very well. At some point, illegal pitching is going to catch up to the pitcher, if not injuries. Why introduce poor, illegal mechanics that are going to have to be re-taught later on?