When pitching a pitcher should
start on the rubber to the far right
start on the rubber to the far left
stand far left or right depending on what arm you pitch with
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When pitching a pitcher should
stand on top of the rubber with their pivot leg toes hanging over the front of the rubber
stand on the side of the rubber with all of their toes hanging straight down in the hole
stand on the side rubber place feet in back of the rubber
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When taking their signs in the wind up position, a pitcher wants to keep
their elbows away from their body.
their elbows close to their body
When taking your signs from the catcher, a pitcher wants to keep the ball in their glove with their fingers pointing
to the side
up
down
After receiving their sign, a pitcher wants to shift
their weight back as far as they can.
their weight back keeping their chin up and head back.
their weight to the side so that you can easily rotate hips.
their weight back keeping their head centered over your belly button and chin down.
When getting to their balance point, a pitcher
wants to bring their knee straight up
swing it out
swing it back
keep it down
As a pitcher, when getting into your balance point
a pitcher wants to keep their foot on top of the rubber.
a pitcher wants to keep their foot in back of the rubber.
a pitcher wants to keep their foot right in front of the rubber, making contact with the side of their foot.
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As a pitcher, when breaking your hands during your stride foward, a pitcher
should break their thumbs downward.
break their thumbs upward.
As a pitcher, when breaking your hands during your stride
your front arm should extend foward with your glovehand pointing inward.
your front arm should extend foward with your glovehand pointing downward.
your front arm should extend foward with your glovehand pointing outward.
When pitching, when you breaking your hands they should
extend their arm back towards first base.
extend their arm back towards third base
extend their arm back towards second base
A pitcher, when extending their arms on their pitching hand, their fingers should
be on top of the ball with their fingers pointing towards left field.
be on top of the ball with their fingers pointing towards center field.
be on top of the ball with their fingers pointing towards right field.
When striding foward
a pitcher wants to stride to the left.
a pitcher wants to stride to the right.
a pitcher wants to stride straight forward.
When striding foward, a pitcher wants to
swing their hips out.
stride to the right.
stride out, keeping their hips open.
stride out straight forward keeping their hips closed until their front foot hits the ground.
When coming forward, in order to get your arm in the proper throwing position a
pitcher should pull hard with their front hand towards their front hip.
pitcher should pull hard with their front hand towards first or third base.
When landing on their stride foot, a pitcher needs to land on their
heel.
toes.
flat, like a plane landing on a runway.
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When following through
a pitcher's follow through hand should finish outside their stride leg
a pitcher's follow through hand should finish inside their stride leg
a pitcher's follow through hand should finish on top of their stride leg
When making a pitch,
a pitcher's back leg should drag behind them.
a pitcher's back leg should stay in back of them.
a pitcher's back leg should come forward.
a pitcher's back leg should come forward with their toes lifting off the ground.
When making a pitch,
a pitcher should try and get their head behind their front leg as they follow through
a pitcher should try and get their head infront of their stride leg as they follow through
a pitcher should try and get their head over their front leg as they follow through
When covering first base on a play
a pitcher wants to sprint to the baseline and tag the runner.
a pitcher wants to sprint directly to the bag.
a pitcher wants to sprint to the baseline, touching the middle of the base after catching the ball.
a pitcher wants to sprint to the baseline and touch the inside portion of the bag after catching the ball. After touching the bag, they should turn towards the infield to see if their is another play.
On a wild pitch or pass ball, a pitcher should
stand on the mound.
cover the plate
help the third baseman find the ball