OHSAA Announces Pitching Rule Change

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(As posted on the Ohio High School Athletic Association website)

"For immediate release: It has come to the attention of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) that complaints regarding pitching techniques continue to be a problem in high school competition. In light of recent events, the OHSAA has conducted an emergency vote of participating schools and passed the following rule changes.

Effective immediately, and for the remainder of the 2011 high school fastpitch softball season, rule 6-2-3 and rule 6-2-5 have been rescinded. These two rules previously prohibited pitching techniques known as "the leap" and "the crow hop". By removing these two rules from our pitching regulations, it is our hope that fastpitch contests in the state of Ohio will now be free of the constant complaints regarding "illegal" pitching techniques and the penalties associated with them.

"This change has been a long time coming", said OHSAA Playing Rules Director Wanda Sinclaire. "The consensus is that these pitching techniques give the pitcher no real advantage and, quite often, serve only to confuse players, coaches and especially umpires."

At the conclusion of the 2011 season, the OHSAA Rule Committee will review the effects of these rule changes to determine if the changes will be made permanent."

 

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(as posted on the ohio high school athletic association website)

"for immediate release: It has come to the attention of the ohio high school athletic association (ohsaa) that complaints regarding pitching techniques continue to be a problem in high school competition. In light of recent events, the ohsaa has conducted an emergency vote of participating schools and passed the following rule changes.

effective immediately, and for the remainder of the 2011 high school fastpitch softball season, rule 6-2-3 and rule 6-2-5 have been rescinded. These two rules previously prohibited pitching techniques known as "the leap" and "the crow hop". By removing these two rules from our pitching regulations, it is our hope that fastpitch contests in the state of ohio will now be free of the constant complaints regarding "illegal" pitching techniques and the penalties associated with them.

"this change has been a long time coming", said ohsaa playing rules director wanda sinclaire. "the consensus is that these pitching techniques give the pitcher no real advantage and, quite often, serve only to confuse players, coaches and especially umpires."

at the conclusion of the 2011 season, the ohsaa rule committee will review the effects of these rule changes to determine if the changes will be made permanent."

april fools

 

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Well said—that was laid on with a trowel.

 

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lol Now that one I like

 

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Agree...This is good.

Almost beats the text I got from my catcher that she broke her wrist playing in Myrtle Beach. I got it while I was with three other coaches. Simultaneous reaction.

They came clean after a series of texts. Turns out they were looking to have some fun on their drive back.

 

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Very NICE.
Got me.

 

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Me too...can't wait to hear people talking about it this summer quoting bretman...haha

 

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I hope you enjoyed the gag! :lmao:

 

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I hope you enjoyed the gag! :lmao:

You no funny you go home now..........

 

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Reminds me of the one I did last year. At first, I just had the question. I added the press release an hour later.

I heard ASA is about to announce changes to the pitching distances for the younger age groups and it may be effective this summer at Nationals. Has anyone heard anything about it?

Edited: In case you missed it, here is the press release.

2010 Emergency Rule Changes Announced
4/1/2010

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today some emergency rule changes that will take effect this summer at USA/ASA Nationals. The rule changes affect the pitching distances for ages 10U thru 14U.

The pitching distance for 14U will be moved back to 43 feet like it is for the older age groups. A coalition of representatives from states that enacted the NFHS change to 43 feet this year started pushing for the change when they found out the SoCal girls are still pitching from 40 feet. "This may give us a chance to beat the girls from SoCal" said one of the coalition's representatives.

In a revolutionary rule change, 12U pitchers that throw 60+ MPH will be forced to pitch from 43 feet. ASA has been secretly monitoring fastpitch message boards and regional tournaments to identify the pitchers that will be affected.

The regular pitching distance for 10U will be moved back to 37 feet and any pitchers that throw 54+ MPH will be forced to pitch from 40 feet. ASA has only found 1 pitcher so far, in Texas, that is subject to the excessive speed provision.

In a related change, ASA has decided to establish a pitching distance for 8U of 34 feet. ASA was moved to act after watching videos of Dani pitching as a 7-year-old.

ASA extends its apologies for issuing these changes so late in the season. "We had planned to release them at the beginning of the year as teams registered, but we couldn't get our new website to work."