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Fair or Foul Ball Mechanics - Rick Leche, Softball BC
In one & two umpire mechanics it is the plate Umpires responsibility to make the call on all fly balls. This table is intended to outline the factors that affect both the visual and verbal mechanics used by the plate umpire in making calls on fair/foul, caught/not caught fly balls. On all fly balls, hustle out to get a good look for possible traps or who knows what? Come to a stop, delay and make all calls with crisp and consistent visual and verbal mechanics:
|
First Touched |
Caught? |
Close Call on catch? |
Near a foul line? |
Visual Mechanic |
Verbal Mechanic |
|
Fair |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Point to fair territory then hammer |
Catch! Out! |
|
Fair |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Hammer |
Catch! Out! |
|
Fair |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Point to fair territory then hammer |
Out |
|
Fair |
Yes |
No |
No |
Hammer |
Out |
|
Fair |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Point to fair territory and repeat |
No catch! |
|
Fair |
No |
No |
Yes |
Point to fair territory and repeat |
None |
|
Fair |
No |
Yes |
No |
None |
No catch! |
|
Fair |
No |
No |
No |
None |
None |
|
Foul |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Point to foul territory then hammer |
Catch! Out! |
|
Foul |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Hammer |
Catch! Out! |
|
Foul |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Point to foul territory then hammer |
Out |
|
Foul |
Yes |
No |
No |
Hammer |
Out |
|
Foul |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Point to foul territory then Foul Ball |
Foul Ball! |
|
Foul |
No |
No |
Yes |
Point to foul territory then Foul Ball |
Foul Ball! |
|
Foul |
No |
Yes |
No |
Foul Ball |
No Catch! Foul Ball! |
|
Foul |
No |
No |
No |
Foul Ball |
Foul Ball! |
Congratulations to our very own Brian Van Os as he has been appointed as new Softball Canada National Director of Umpires!
