Taking a step back

[Crabby_Bob]

Every pitcher I know who has gone to play college, stepped back in HS. What I can't tell you is "why". Even mine wanted to and so she did, even against my good opinion.

Gives the pitcher some forward momentum for the push from the pivot foot, i.e., the pitcher can put a little more "oomph" on the ball.

 

[GOINGDEEP]

Gives the pitcher some forward momentum for the push from the pivot foot, i.e., the pitcher can put a little more "oomph" on the ball.

Yes I realize that, I was referring to "why" from a point you can't in college. But the girls have very little problem adjusting for TB rules after HS............so I try not to make too big a deal of it.

 

[Umpire]

Why do they let 6'6" 250 lb men who throw 100 mph get to leap but a 4'8" 70 lb 9 year old can't?

 

[nanotech14]

Why do they let 6'6" 250 lb men who throw 100 mph get to leap but a 4'8" 70 lb 9 year old can't?

I think they should allow girls & women to do what the men do.

 

[Ajaywill]

Arizona did not "test" the 43 ft rule in HS play, but we implemented it before it was required. When the NFHS changed the rule, it was to go into effect the season after the change was made. AZ implemented it the year the change was published in the rule book. I can't recall the exact year.

There is a reason HS ball allows the step back for the pitcher....NFHS rules are written with an emphasis on participation at the HS level. Allowing the step back will allow more players to be able to pitch and play. It also allows lower level HS teams (JV, Fr) to develop pitchers as some of those players have never played before.

Here where I am from, quite of few of the TB pitchers will take advantage of the step back in HS play. They are good enough to adjust when HS is done.

 

[tcannizzo]

Why do they let 6'6" 250 lb men who throw 100 mph get to leap but a 4'8" 70 lb 9 year old can't?

Because the men's game is on life support.

 

[BretMan]

Why do they let 6'6" 250 lb men who throw 100 mph get to leap but a 4'8" 70 lb 9 year old can't?

This wasn't an arbitrary decision, randomly arrived at by some mysterious, all-powerful "they".

The men's pitching rules are the way they are because somebody, somewhere introduced a rule change proposal, it was voted on and it was adopted. It's a process that anyone who thinks the girls should be able to leap is welcome to persue. If enough supporters agree with that viewpoint, then it can be voted in, too.

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

except Little League stepping back is still allowed.

Correct. However with my LL I do not encourage this type of delivery.

 

[MTR]

Because the men's game is on life support.

And the mechanics are different. The men's power is in their arm, the women, in their legs

 

[toquin]

So is the concensus idea not to coach this brand of mechanics? I had my DD remove her step back at the start of last season and while it was a difficult transition, she can't even remember ever doing it, conversly, a young lady on the other local LL team does step back and her PC doesn't appear to want to change her mechanics. Both will likely wind up anchoring our "All-Star" team who completes in the LL World Series tournment (not that we will get past our district tournament). Just morbid curiousity.