Anyone out there using a stopwatch to enforce the pitch clock for FED?

[SeeingEyeDog]

9 hours ago, refump10 said:

II can confirm there are parts or Kentucky that are enforcing it.  We are doing it in collaboration with our coaches in the interest  of keeping games moving both between innings and with the “pitch clock”

 

What has the reaction been? Obviously, you have the coaches on board with this so, that end is likely ok...how are the players adjusting to it?

~Dawg

[refump10]

Very early in the process, but so far the response has been good.  We got very proactive and set out a written protocol for both between innings and the 20-second clock, and had decent communication with our coaches about our intentions (we even hosted a Zoom meeting to discuss with the coaches).  
 

We have tracked our game times for the first week and a half and have seen some dramatic results.  Obviously, there are going to be some games that are going to run long due to many runs scored, pitchers who can’t find the plate, etc.   But the PACE of play is greatly improved. 
 

It’s early and we fully expect a couple Sh!tshows, but so far so good
 

[refump10]

On 3/20/2023 at 9:37 AM, SeeingEyeDog said:

What has the reaction been? Obviously, you have the coaches on board with this so, that end is likely ok...how are the players adjusting to it?

~Dawg

Also need to add: the kids are aware of it. I’ve only had three high school games so far, but the kids were well aware of it. Any time I’ve had to yell out to prompt everybody to get going, I’ve had a kid ask, “Is this the clock thing?”  Yes it is