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by lvtwft » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:10 am

Right hander toeing the pitchers plate with her left foot.
Takes her sign and without a pause she steps on the pitchers plate with her right foot and proceeds to pitch.
Only pause is when she toes the pitchers plate with her left foot while taking her sign.

I am curious if you have to have the other foot on the pitchers plate to take a sign (right foot for a right handed pitcher)??
Also if you can toe the rubber with the left foot (if you area right handed pitcher) if you have to come to a pause once your right foot touches the pitchers plate?

Thank you...

It was NSA but would like to know for ASA and H.S too..
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by HugoTafurst » Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:06 pm

lvtwft wrote:Right hander toeing the pitchers plate with her left foot.
Takes her sign and without a pause she steps on the pitchers plate with her right foot and proceeds to pitch.
Only pause is when she toes the pitchers plate with her left foot while taking her sign.

I am curious if you have to have the other foot on the pitchers plate to take a sign (right foot for a right handed pitcher)??
Also if you can toe the rubber with the left foot (if you area right handed pitcher) if you have to come to a pause once your right foot touches the pitchers plate?

Thank you...

It was NSA but would like to know for ASA and H.S too..


Most rule sets require both feetto be in contact with the pitcher's plate (and the ball in either the hand or the glove, with the shoulders in line with 1st and 3rd base) when taking or simulating taking a sign from the catcher,
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by broadband » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:17 pm

lvtwft wrote:Right hander toeing the pitchers plate with her left foot.
Takes her sign and without a pause she steps on the pitchers plate with her right foot and proceeds to pitch.
Only pause is when she toes the pitchers plate with her left foot while taking her sign.

I am curious if you have to have the other foot on the pitchers plate to take a sign (right foot for a right handed pitcher)??
Also if you can toe the rubber with the left foot (if you area right handed pitcher) if you have to come to a pause once your right foot touches the pitchers plate?

Thank you...

It was NSA but would like to know for ASA and H.S too..


Speaking ASA...

Rule 6.1.A-E

So in a nutshell, pitcher steps on the plate legally(hands separated, both feet in contact, catcher in position, etc.), they must show a perception that they are taking the sign from the catcher, even though they may not. It basically amounts to a 1 second pause before beginning the pitching motion.
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