Following are notes on specific rules that were discussed at recent DMSUA training sessions:

toe plates ... can be worn by any player at any position, on one foot or two, and they can be steel, leather, plastic, etc.

the 20 seconds allotted for the pitcher to pitch begins when she gets the ball irregardless if she is in the circle or not

foul tip ... the NFHS office wants a foul tip called when (1) the ball goes directly to the glove/hand, then body, then glove/hand and is control, and when (2) the ball goes directly to the body, then glove/hand and is control. The key is "body" must be the upper torso of the catcher. Anything else is a foul ball.

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