Re: Approved ASA Rule Changes

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Rowe) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
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> >This means rethinking many defensive strategies due to timing differences.
> >
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> What it means is teaching the proper mechanic the right way, the first time
> through.
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> The teams which will have the advantage are those who have been coached
> properly from the beginning.
> 
> For years, there have been too many coaches teaching baseball mechanics to
> softball players.  The game is not the same, the rules are not the same.
> 
> Mike


Please explain what you mean by proper mechanics.  It seems that
fielder is at a distinct disadvantage in terms of where to position
herself acting as a target for the fielder,  If throw is taken in
front of basepath, fielder has her back to runner.  If throw is taken
behind basepath, it could hit runner and in either case forces fielder
to move toward, reach, sweep, dive, lunge etc to reach runner unless
ball is received well in advance of runner's arrival.  Usually plays
at the plate are to close to receive the ball that far in advance of
runners arrival.

Jason