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• Pitching: Preliminaries
• Start of the Pitch
• The Delivery

• Crow Hop
• Leap

Preliminaries

Feet: both feet on the ground and within the 24” length of the Pitching Plate

• Female: Both feet in contact with the pitcher’s plate

• Male: The Pivot foot must be in contact with the pitcher’s plate. The Non Pivot foot in contact with or behind the pitcher’s plate.

Hands Separated: Both hands must be separated when taking a signal or appearing to take the signal.  The ball may be in EITHER the glove or hand. 

Shoulders: Shoulders must be inline with 1st and 3rd base.

Signal: The pitcher shall take a signal or appear to take a signal and then must bring her hands together for 1-10 seconds.
Understand the purpose of this rule is to prevent the quick pitch.  The rule does not imply that a pitcher must take a signal or must take a signal from a particular person (such as the catcher).

Taking a signal - Hands Separated - Legal

Taking a signal - Hands Together - Illegal

Step: 

• Female: Both feet must remain in contact with the pitcher’s plate prior to the forward step.

• Male: If the pitcher starts with the non pivot foot behind the pitcher’s plate, a step backward may be taken before, simultaneous with, or after the hands are brought together The pivot foot must remain in contact with the pitcher’s plate at all times prior to the forward step.

Walking through without Preliminaries - Illegal

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