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Working the Line Slide 2 Definition RULE 1-2 ART. 1... A diamond (or infield) shall be a 90-foot square. When measuring the distance to first base and third base, measure from the apex of home plate to two foul lines the back edge of the base. The outfield is the area between two foul lines formed by extending two sides of the diamond. The infield and outfield, boundary marks from home plate to first and third and their extended including the boundary marks from home plate to first and third and their extended foul lines, are fair ground. All other area is foul ground. ART. 2... All lines on the playing field shall be marked with a material which is not injurious to the eyes or skin. All non-permanent lines should be white. Lime or caustic material of any kind is prohibited. Slide 3 Definition RULE 2-16 ART. 1... A foul is a batted ball: settles a. which settles on foul territory between home and first base or between home and third base; or bounds b. that bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory; or first falls c. that first falls on foul territory beyond first or third base; or d. that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or a player or any object foreign to the natural ground; or e. that touches the ground after inadvertently being declared foul by an umpire. RULE 5-1 ART. 1 Ball becomes dead immediately when: d. a foul ball (2-16-1 ): other than a 1. touches any object other than the ground or any person other than a fielder fielder; or 3. or becomes an uncaught foul Slide 4 Foul Line Fundamentals The Basics of Order fair/foul; catch/no catch; out (fair/foul; catch/no catch; out) Slide 5 Foul Line Fundamentals THINK FAIR! Slide 6 Slide 7 CAUGHT! Slide 8 Foul Line Fundamentals The Basics of Order faircatchout (fair/foul; catch/no catch; out) Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Foul Line Fundamentals The Basics of Order fairno catch; (fair/foul; catch/no catch;) Slide 12 Slide 13 CAUGHT! Slide 14 Foul Line Fundamentals The Basics of Order foulcatchout (fair/foul; catch/no catch; out) Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Foul Line Fundamentals The Basics of Order foul (fair/foul; catch/no catch) Slide 18 Slide 19 BOUNCE! Slide 20 Foul Line Fundamentals What do you have? Slide 21 Foul Line Fundamentals What do you have? settles which settles on foul territory between home and first base Slide 22 Slide 23 BOUNCE! Slide 24 Foul Line Fundamentals What do you have? Slide 25 Foul Line Fundamentals The Basics of Order fair (fair/foul; catch/no catch) Slide 26 Foul Line Fundamentals The Basics of Order (fair/foul; catch/no catch) Rotation Mechanics Plate/1st/3rd base involvement Slide 27 Foul Line Fundamentals No Runners U2 U1 Slide 28 Foul Line Fundamentals No Runners Down first base line U2 U1 Slide 29 Foul Line Fundamentals Slide 30 U2 U1 Slide 31 Foul Line Fundamentals U1 It has to hit the ground or a fielder between the plate and the base. Slide 32 Foul Line Fundamentals U2 Slide 33 Foul Line Fundamentals No Runners First base line U2 U1 Slide 34 Foul Line Fundamentals No Runners Down right field line U2 U1 Slide 35 Foul Line Fundamentals No Runners Down right field line U2 U1 Slide 36 Foul Line Fundamentals No Runners Down third base or left field line U2 U1 Slide 37 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On First base only U2 R1 U1 Slide 38 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On First base only U2 R1 U1 Slide 39 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On First base only U1 U2 R1 Slide 40 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On First and Second base U2 R2 U1 R1 Slide 41 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On First and Second base U2 R2 U1 R1 Slide 42 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On Third base (all situations) U2 U1 R Slide 43 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On Third base (all situations) U2 U1 R Slide 44 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On Third base (all situations) U2 U1 R Slide 45 Foul Line Fundamentals Runners On Third base (all situations) U2 U1 R Slide 46 Foul Line Fundamentals Slide 47 Working the Line