Post pictures and comment on technique

Doesn't look like she is trying to cleat the catcher. Her leg is bent and you can see her cleats to the right of the catchers leg. Just think it is poor sliding technique. Looks like her legs are backwards. The bottom one is straight and the top one is bent...

Would also agree with erms. The catcher has to have the ball since everyone (ump, third base, third base coach) is looking at the play.

 

The post should have been...

which slide is likely to be more successful!! Obviously #2 is going to be more successful and avoids injury to the runner and the catcher. I have trained all of my players to do the slide by over the last 5 years....seen too many large catchers, with protective equipment on, drop all of their weight on unprotected knees / legs that are stretching to reach the plate...like #1. Whether it is obstruction or not doesn't really matter...avoid injury by avoiding the catcher with the slide by!

With the ball coming in from the right side of the infield in the photos, the further away from the catcher you get, the harder it is for them to tag you. Also, look at the umpire's eyes, he is watching the ball and not the foot at the plate...very hard to see your foot on the plate with a 150 pound girl sitting on you with the ball in her glove!! Most of the time, if the ball gets there first the call will be out if the catcher can show the ball to the ump.

Obstruction is rarely called at the plate...protect your players and teach them to avoid contact with the catcher at all costs. #2 gets my vote for the slide of the day!!

 

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what do you think?

 

Which one?

The girl at the plate or the one in the on deck circle?

The hand position on both of them looks strange. The one at the plate has both of her hands on the sides of the bat (they didn't roll over) and the girl on deck looks like her top hand rolled way over but the bottom didn't move...

 

Excellent Form !!!

She has excellent balance and good transfer from back to the front foot for power, this is what I teach. Hands inside the ball,palm up palm down, chin down,eyes on the ball through the swing. Linear then finish rotational. Good push off her back foot, actually text book line drive hitter..Surely,when she hits she hits it hard !!!


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I noticed a couple of girls wearing metal cleats at the ASA state championships at Ren. I did not see anyone playing with them on, but why would they walk around with them on? Just curious if anyone else seen this?

 

Quite a few players (and whole teams) have shown up at various ASA tournaments all over the country expecting to wear metal cleats. Hopefully, all the umpires have been consistently firm in letting them know that they can't take the field in them.

 

steel cleats not allowed.

 

I actually saw this play from a different angle but if you will look closely the runners top foot is not trying to cleat the catcher. The bottom foot has already cleared the catcher between her legs. The runner actually slid between the catcher's legs and the runner's feet were across the plate before the catcher tagged her on the chest. She was called out. There was never a question of unsportsmanlike conduct.

 

Throw down to first. Is this first baseman's technique legal?