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Baseball is not a kicking sport. Why mess with the feet?

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1 Baseball is not a kicking sport. Why mess with the feet?

2 Fair/Foul: nothing to do with feet

3 In Play Out of Play Both feet up after leaving in play ground

4 In PlayOut of Play Back foot down and touching in play ground, front foot up and not touching

5 Foul Including lines Buckfield Stadium Fair Foul Out of play

6 Catch/No catch: is there at least a toe nail touching “in play” ground Under NFHS rules, a catch can be made as long as one foot (any part of it) is touching live-ball territory. Thus a catch can be made with one foot in live-ball territory and one foot in dead-ball territory or one foot in live-ball territory and one foot in the air. A catch can be made by an airborne fielder as long as one foot left from live-ball territory (2.9.1C Cmt). Jumping on top of a railing or canvas that may be in foul ground is usually prohibited by ground rule

7 Catch/ No catch, no catch if nothing is touching “in play” ground unless air borne as in diving Catch/ No Catch In play/out of play Heel up In Play Out of Play

8 In Play Out of Play Catch, “in play” Back foot

9 No Catch, “out of play” In Play Out of Play

10 Other reasons to watch feet

11 Complete Foot crossing back edge of pitchers plate

12 Pitcher’s feet What position are the in And is it legal

13 Where does foot land on pick off attempt Does it gain ground Where does player’s feet need to be at time of pitch

14 Batter’s feet – Minimum of 18 batters all with their own approach

15 Catcher must remaining in the catches box until time of pitch

16 These players feet are in the dugout, but they want to come out! Can’t come out while ball is alive.

17 In Play Out of Play In play or out of play? You really shouldn’t have noticed!

18 http://ncaabaseball.arbitersports.com /front/105039/Site/Posts http://www.umpire.org/modules.php?name= News&file=print&sid=285

19 Bat Decertification The NFHS has determined this bat is illegal: Marucci CAT5 33" Bat


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