SLOW PITCH

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• SLOW PITCH
• 2 umpire BASE MECHANICS
• STARTING POSITIONS
• TWO UMPIRE SYSTEM
• WITH
• NO ONE ON BASE
• RUNNER AT FIRST BASE
• MUTLTIPLE RUNNERS ON BASE

2

• FAST PITCH
• 2 umpire BASE MECHANICS
• STARTING POSITIONS
• TWO UMPIRE SYSTEM
• WITH
• NO ONE ON BASE
• RUNNER AT FIRST BASE
• MULTIPLE RUNNERS ON BASE

3

• SLOW pitch Fast pitch
• PLAYS at First base
• FAIR GROUND THEORY
• 90 DEGREES TO THE THROW
• MAINTAIN Distance
• WATCH THE FIELDER FIELD THE BALL
• SQUARE TO THE PLAY
• let THE BALL take you to the play
• LISTEN FOR THE SOUNDS

4

• Slow Pitch Fast Pitch
• PLAYS AT FIRST BASE
• FOUL GROUND THEORY
• WHEN CAN YOU GO?
• PROPER POSITIONING?
• WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
• IF THERE IS DEVIATION,
• THERE MUST BE COMMUNICATION !!!

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• SP FP BASE MECHANICS
• On TAG PLAYS
• 90 DEGREES TO THE PATH OF THE RUNNER
• DISTANCE 10 TO 12 FEET
• ADJUST TO THE THROW AND POSITION OF THE RUNNER

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Other plays

• Off the Base point, verbalize and signal
• Tag play Point verbalize and Signal
• Obstruction Verbalize and signal
• Interference verbalize and signal

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• SP FP BASE MECHANICS
• INSIDE/OUTSIDE THEORY
• WHERE IS THE BALL?
• The BUTTON-HOOK!
• PROPER DISTANCE!
• MOVE PARALLEL TO BASELINE!

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• SP FP BASE MECHANICS
• On DOUBLE PLAYS
• Movement toward second base
• 1. one or two steps then move to first base
• 2. let the ball turn your head
• 3. use the sell call on the second half of the
  play

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• DECISIONS ON THE BASES
• ARE ALL ABOUT TIMING
• .HOW IS YOURS?