Is this a balk?

[Dr. Frankenstein]

10U game last night, the opposing pitcher was pitching from his "stretch" position with runners on 1st and 2nd. 
His "stretch" position consisted of him entering the rubber from the first base side and immediately bringing both feet together and his hand & glove together at his chest. Sometimes with a pause, sometimes without a pause, he would then deliver his pitch. 

My contention was this is a balk as he has no initial starting position before coming to a pause, am I correct?

Thanks!

[Jimurray]

42 minutes ago, Dr. Frankenstein said:

10U game last night, the opposing pitcher was pitching from his "stretch" position with runners on 1st and 2nd. 
His "stretch" position consisted of him entering the rubber from the first base side and immediately bringing both feet together and his hand & glove together at his chest. Sometimes with a pause, sometimes without a pause, he would then deliver his pitch. 

My contention was this is a balk as he has no initial starting position before coming to a pause, am I correct?

Thanks!

The “stretch” is optional. A “complete stop” is not. Could be a balk. Could be a quick pitch.  Or not. 

[834k3r]

5 hours ago, Dr. Frankenstein said:

10U game last night, the opposing pitcher was pitching from his "stretch" position with runners on 1st and 2nd. 
His "stretch" position consisted of him entering the rubber from the first base side and immediately bringing both feet together and his hand & glove together at his chest. Sometimes with a pause, sometimes without a pause, he would then deliver his pitch. 

My contention was this is a balk as he has no initial starting position before coming to a pause, am I correct?

Thanks!

Today I learned that some masochist/sadist put together a 10U travel ball league that included balks.

[jimurrayalterego]

2 hours ago, 834k3r said:

Today I learned that some masochist/sadist put together a 10U travel ball league that included balks.

PONY dads will chest thump and claim to play "real" baseball.

[orangebird]

7 hours ago, 834k3r said:

Today I learned that some masochist/sadist put together a 10U travel ball league that included balks.

I was going to say, the correct call is being a league without balks at that age lol

[jimurrayalterego]

2 hours ago, orangebird said:

I was going to say, the correct call is being a league without balks at that age lol

With all that being said, including my dig, which is appropriate in many cases, I have seen 1in my neck of the woods 10U teams, coached by good coaches, seamlessly transition from PONY real baseball to LL and comply with both rulesets with expertise in the ruleset they were playing.

[noumpere]

Were runners allowed to lead off and steal?