WBSC Fast Pitch Pitching Rule 4 · 2019-10-21 · WBSC Softball Pitching Rule. Contact with...
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WBSCFastPitchPitchingRule4
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• Contactwiththepitcher’splate–oneortwofeet–Pivotmustbeincontact
• Thesignal
• Pause–Settingbackfoot
• Thestartofthepitch
• Thedelivery
• Pushoffandrelease
6BasicFeaturesofWBSCSoftballPitchingRule
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ContactwithPitcher’sPlate
• Thepitchermuststartwiththepivotfootincontactwiththepitcher’splate.
• Thestepping(non-pivot)maybeincontactwiththepitcher’splateoritmaybebehindthepitcher’splate
• Thecontactfoot(feet)doesnothavetobeontopoftheplate
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• Itislegaltoonlyhavethepivotfootincontactwiththepitcher’splate.
• Whetheronlypivotfootorbothfeetareincontact,bothfeetmustbewithinthelengthofthepitchingplate.
PivotFootinContact
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Contact–HeelandToe-Legal
PivotfootLeading/Steppingfoot
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Contact–OnTopofPlate
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Contact–OnTopofPlate
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• Thepitchermusttakeorappeartotakethesignalfromthecatcherwhilethepivotfootisincontactwiththeplate
• Thehandsmustbeseparatedandtheballmaybeinthebarehandorintheglove
Signal
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• Aftertakingthesignalthepitchermustcometoacompletestopwiththehandstogether
• Thebodymustbemotionlesswiththehandstogetherforaminimumoftwosecondsandamaximumoffiveseconds
PreliminarytoDelivery
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• Thesteppingfoot(non-pivot)footmustbestationarypriortothebeginningofthepause
• Thesteppingfoot(non-pivot)footmustremainstationaryduringthepause.
• Thesteppingfoot(non-pivot)footmayonlymoveforwardwiththestartofthepitch
OnlyPivotFootinContact
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• Thesteppingfootmaybeintheheeluportoesuppositionwhileitisstationary.
• Thetoesorheelsmaydroptothegroundaspartofthestepandstartofthepitch.
OnlyPivotFootinContact
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• Holdingtheballinbothhandstothesideofthebody,orabovetheheadisconsideredlegal
• Duringthestopthepitchermaymovetheballintheglovetogriptheball
PreliminarytoDelivery
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• The pitch begins with separation of the hands, or with any motion that may be considered part of the wind-up
StartofthePitch
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• Thepitchermayremovethemselvesfromthepitcher’splate,priortoseparatingthehandsorstartingthepitchingmotion,bysteppingbackwardsofftheplate
• Thepivotfootmayslideacrosstheplateprovidingcontactismaintained
StartofthePitch
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• Liftingthefeetaminimaldistance,“clearingthecleats”toallowfootmovementispermitted
• Liftingthepivotfootandresettingthepivotfootcreatingarockingmotionisillegal
• NeitherthePivotfootnorthenon-pivotfootmayliftoffthepitchingplateorthegrounduntilthestepforwardbythenon-pivotfoot.
StartofthePitch
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• Liftingtheheelofthepivotfootandusingthefrontofthefoot(ball/toes)topushoffislegal
• Thisallowsthepitchertotwistontheballofthepivotfootandthenpushoff,providingthefootdoesnotmoveforwardoffthepitcher’splate
StartofthePitch
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The pivot foot must push off from the pitcher’s plate…
1.Pivotfootlegallyrotates.
2.Pivotlegallyslidesforwardandmaylegallyrotate.
3.Pivotlegallyslidesforwardandmaylegallyrotate.
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• Thepitchermaydroptheirarmtothesideandtotherearaspartofthewindmillaction
• Thepitcher’sarmmaynotmaketwofullrevolutions
• Duringthedeliverytherecannotbeastoporareversalofthepitchingarmhowevertheremaybehitchorhesitationinthepitchingarmwhenthepitcherpushesofforturnstheirbody
Delivery
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• Thepitcherafterhavingtheballinbothhandsmaynotremoveonehandfromtheball,takeabackwardandforwardswingandreturntheballtotheglove
Delivery
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• ThepitchermaytakeonestepwiththeStepping(non-pivot)footsimultaneouswiththestartofthepitch
• Thestepmustbeforwardandwithinthe61cm(24inch)widthofthepitcher’splate
• OnlytheStepping(non-pivot)footmustlandwithinthewidthoftheplate
Step&Release
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• Thepivotfootmustremainincontactwiththepitcher’splateuntiltheforwardstepistaken
• Pushingofffromaplaceotherthanthepitcher’splateisacrowhopandisillegal
Step&Release
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Step&Release
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• Itislegaltodrag,leaporhopandthenlandandthrow,aslongastheoriginalpushstartsfromtheplate
Legal-Stillincontactwiththeplateeventhoughhandsaretogether
Step&Release
Legal-pushingfromtheplate
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Step&Release
Legal–handshaveseparated&leaping Legal–Thepivotfootmaylandandpush
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Step&Release
Legal-Providedtherehasbeennostoppageintheactionandfluentcontinuousmotion
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• Thehandsmustseparateduringthepushofforleapandthepitchingarmmustbeinmotionbeforethepivotstops(pushanddrag)orlands(leap).
Step&Release
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Separation
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• ThePlayersandAssistants
Acknowledgement