icaoa 2009 softball clinic
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ICAOA 2009 Softball clinic. Equipment checks and pitching. Equipment checks. Umpires are again required to check equipment this year. Focus will be on bats and helmets Coaches will still have to verify that all players are legally equipped. Equipment. Bats - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Equipment checks and pitching
Umpires are again required to check equipment this year.
Focus will be on bats and helmets Coaches will still have to verify that all
players are legally equipped
Bats Must have a 2004 or newer ASA certification
mark and not be on the non-approved list (IGHSAU adaptation)
Be one piece, muti-pieces and permanently assembled, or two pieces with interchangeable barrel construction
Be free of rattles, dents, burrs, cracks and sharp edges
Broken, altered or bats that deface the ball are illegal.
Helmets Must have NOCSAE stamp and legible exterior
warning label Must have ear flaps which cover both ears and
temples Broken, cracked, dented or altered helmets are
illegal Must have a NOCSAE approved face protector Must have a chin strap Eye shields (if worn) must be a rigid material that
is clear (not tinted) Required to be worn while the ball is live and in
live-ball territory by players and non-adults
Catcher’s equipment Helmet/mask combination with NOCSAE seal Must have a throat protector Can use “goalie” mask, but it must be
NOCSAE approved Eye shields must be clear Shin guards Body protector Non-adults warming up a pitcher MUST wear a
mask/helmet combination (on and OFF field)
Player equipment Caps, visors and headbands may be mixed
Caps/visors must be the same color Any color headband/hair device (or multi-colored)
may be worn. Teammates do not have to match Players may also wear unadorned unadorned
devices, such as bobby pins, barrettes or hair clips, no longer than two inches, to control a player’s hair
Sleeve lengths may vary EXPOSED undergarments must match among
teammates, but upper and lower body undergarments need not match
Player equipment (cont.) The pitcher may not wear any item on her
pitching hand, wrist, arm or thighs which, in the umpires judgment, be distracting to the batter.
Pitching distance is now 43 feet This is measured from the tip of home plate to
the front of the pitcher’s plate This should create a better balance
between offense and defense
Prior to delivery: Both feet must be in contact with the pitcher’s
plate The pitcher shall take (or simulate taking) a
signal Bring both hands together in front of the body
for not less than one second but no more than 10-seconds
May step off with both feet—either foot may be removed first
Stepping on/off example
About the pitch Pitch starts when one hand is taken off the ball or
any motion is made which is part of the windup The pitcher may take one forward step towards
the batter The pivot foot may remain in contact with or may
push off and DRAG away from the pitcher’s plate prior to the front foot touching the ground, as long as the pivot foot maintains contact with the ground and within the 24-inch length. Crow hop and leap are illegal!
Crow hop
Leap
24 inch length violation
Legal Delivery The release of the ball and follow-through of
the hand/wrist must be forward past the vertical line of the body
The hand shall be below the hip and the wrist not farther from the body than the elbow Sidearm delivery is illegal
The pitch shall be delivered on the throwing arm side of the body and not behind the back or between the legs
This is illegal…
Windup Pitch must be delivered as soon as motion
starts Once hands separate, pitcher is committed to
pitch Windup may not stop or reverse forward
motion Pitcher may not make more than 1.5
revolutions of the arm Windup may not continue after taking the
forward step or after the ball is released
Example of windup after ball is released
Other infractions Deliberately rolling the ball to prevent the
batter from striking it (DDB-Ball/1 base) Using tape/foreign substance on pitching hand
or ball. Pitcher who licks her fingers must wipe them off
before contacting the ball (Dead ball/illegal pitch) Ball slips out of pitcher’s hand during
backswing or forward motion Ball to batter. Ball is LIVE and runners may
advance at their own risk. Defense may retrieve ball immediately unless batter has no opportunity to contact ball.
IF batter has a legitimate opportunity to hit and swings at the pitch, a strike shall be called. The ball is in play if it is batted
Other infractions Pitcher shall not throw to a base while in
contact with pitcher’s plate (DB/IP) It is an illegal pitch if all defensive players are
not in fair territory (except the catcher) (DB/IP)
Catcher is not in catchers box with pitch is released (DDB/IP)
Catcher fails to return ball directly to pitcher (except to make a play on a runner or a strikeout/putout made by the catcher) (Ball )