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ISF Fastpitch Pitching Rules 2010Rule 6
An Explanation
ISF Fastpitch PitchingRule 2010
• This presentation has been provided to assist in understanding the changes to the ISF Fastpitch pitching rule adopted at Congress 2009
• It includes the ISF Points of Emphasis clarification issued January and April 2010
There are five main changes or rewording to the ISF FP Pitching Rule
1. Strengthening the requirement that the feet must start and maintain contact with the plate at all times
2. Strengthening the Two Second Stop, no movement
3. The pitcher can be airborne/leap (both feet off ground)
4. Hands must separate before or as the pitcher pushes off from the pitcher’s plate
5. Fluent continuous motion
New Rules
• The hands must separate before, or as the pitcher’s pivot foot leaves the pitcher’s plate
• The pitcher may be airborne causing the pitcher to leap through the air with both feet off the ground
There are six basic features clearly outlined in the ISF Points Of Emphasis
• Contact with the pitcher’s plate
• The signal
• Preliminary to the delivery
• The start of the pitch
• The delivery
• Step and release
Contact with Pitcher’s Plate
• The pitcher must start with both feet in contact with the pitcher’s plate
• The feet do not have to be on top of the plate
Contact – Heel and Toe - Legal
Pivot footLeading/Stepping foot
Legal
Contact – On top of plate
Contact With Pitcher’s Plate
• The catcher must be in position to receive the pitch
• The pitcher may not be off the side of the plate
• Video - Off the side of the plate
• The pitcher must take or appear to take the signal from the catcher while in contact with the plate
• The hands must be separated and the ball may be in the bare hand or in the glove
• Video - Signal
Signal
Video - Signal
Preliminary to Delivery
• After taking the signal the pitcher must come to a complete stop with the hands together
• The body must be motionless with the hands together for a minimum of two seconds and a maximum of five seconds
• Video - Legal stop
Video. 2 second stop - LegalVideo - Stop
Video - No 2 Second Stop - Illegal
Preliminary to Delivery
• Holding the ball in both hands to the side of the body, or above the head is considered legal
• Video - Side of body & above the head
Video - Side of the body – Legal
Video - Above the head
Preliminary to Delivery
• During the stop the pitcher may move the ball in the glove to grip the ball
• Video - Movement 1 & 2
Video – movement in glove - Legal
Preliminary to Delivery
• During the entire preliminary process the feet must remain in contact with the plate - the contact may be heel and toe
• Video - Heel and Toe
Video - Preliminaries
Preliminary to Delivery
• The pitcher may not step back or twist back with the stepping foot at anytime
• Video - Twist back and step back
Video - Twist back
Video - Step back
Start Of The Pitch
• The pitch begins with separation of the hands, or with any motion that may be considered part of the wind-up
• Video - Start of pitch
Video - Start of the pitch
Start Of The Pitch
• The pitcher may remove himself from the pitcher’s plate, prior to separating his hands or starting the pitching motion, by stepping backwards off the plate
• Video - Removal from pitching position
Video - Removal from pitching position
Video - Remove from pitching position
Start Of The Pitch
• The pivot foot may slide across the plate providing contact is maintained
• Lifting the feet a minimal distance, “clearing the cleats” to allow foot movement is permitted
The pivot foot must push off from the pitcher’s plate…
1. Both feet in contact. Pivot foot legally rotates.
Start Of The Pitch
2. Both feet in contact. Pivot legally slides forward and may legally rotate.
3. Both feet in contact. Pivot legally slides forward and may legally rotate.
Video - Feet sliding across plate
Video - Pivot footslides forward
Start Of The Pitch
• Lifting the pivot foot and resetting the pivot foot creating a rocking motion is illegal
• Video - Rocking motion
Video - Rocking
Start Of The Pitch
• Lifting the heel of the pivot foot and using the front of the foot (ball/toes) to push off is legal
• Video - Heel lift
Video - Heel lift
Start Of The Pitch
• The heel of the pivot foot may lift, allowing the pitcher to twist on the ball of the pivot foot and then push off, providing the foot does not move forward off the pitcher’s plate
• Video - Pivot foot twist
Video - Twist
Delivery
• The pitcher may drop his arm to the side and to the rear before starting the windmill action
• The pitcher’s arm may pass the hip twice, however there cannot be two full revolutions.
• During the delivery there cannot be a stop or a reversal of the forward motion
• Video - Stop in motion
Video - Stop in forward motion
Delivery
• The pitcher after having the ball in both hands may not remove one hand from the ball, take a backward and forward swing and return the ball to the glove
• Video - Returning the ball to the glove
Video - Returning the ball to the glove
Step and Release
• The pitcher may take one step with the Leading/Stepping foot simultaneous with the release of the ball
• The step must be forward and within the 61cm (24inch) width of the pitcher’s plate
• Only the Leading/Stepping foot must land within the width of the plate
• Video - Width of the plate 1 & 2
Video - Width of the plate 1
Video - Width of the plate 2
Step and Release
• Both feet must remain in contact with the pitcher’s plate until the forward step is taken (the stepping foot should be the first foot to leave the plate)
• Pushing off from a place other than the pitcher’s plate, prior to separating the hands, is a crow hop and is illegal
Step and Release
Illegal – Pushing off from a place other than the pitcher’s plate
Video - Crow Hop
Video - Movement
Step and Release
• It is legal to drag, leap or hop and then land and throw, as long as the original push starts from the plate
Legal - pushing from the plate Legal - Still in contact with the plateeven though hands are together
Legal - Hands have separated & leaping. Legal - The pivot foot may land and push
Legal - Provided there has been no stoppage in the action and fluent continuous motion.
Step and Release
• The pitching hand with ball must begin separation from the glove when the pivot foot loses contact with the plate or ground
• Video - Legal separation
Video - Separation 2
Video – Separation 3
• Both feet may be off the ground, leaping. However, the hands must be separated
Step and Release
Step and Release
• The pitching arm must maintain constant motion throughout the push off and landing, or the end of the push off.
• Once the pitching motion starts, the pitching arm may not stop in its motion
• Video - Illegal action, constant motion of the arms not maintained
Video - Static arms
Video - Stop in action
Step and Release
• After beginning the pitching motion, the pitcher may hide the ball behind the glove; however, the hands must be separated and all movement of the pitching arm must be fluent and continuous
• Video - Hiding the ball
Video - Hiding the ball
Step and Release
• The pivot foot may land and twist during the follow through with the release of the ball, provided there - Land has been no stoppage in the motion or delivery
• Video and twist
Video - Land and twist
For further information or discussion on any matters from this presentation please contact your Director of Umpiring or Trainer
Acknowledgments
• Softball Australia
• Softball New Zealand
• Softball Canada
• The Players and Assistants
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