Matches will be shortened from 7 times, 2 and a half hours to 6 times, 1 and a half hours
I don’t want to revise the rules if possible. However, if it is not regulated, children’s injuries cannot be prevented. The Japan Softball Baseball Association (Japan Softball Baseball Association) has decided to shorten the game time and the number of innings and change the size of the home base this year. Saburo Kobayashi, managing director of the Japan Softball Baseball Association, revealed that it was a painful choice, saying, “It is best that there is no need to revise the rules.”
“If you practice and play games while thinking about how you can protect your children, you don’t need to revise the rules. Unfortunately, the current situation has to be regulated by the rules. Children are healthy. It is most important for you to continue playing baseball in the future. “
Saburo Kobayashi, Managing Director of Japan Softball Baseball Association, reveals his painful heart. There are two new rules to be introduced in school baseball from this year. “Reduction of match time and innings” and “Resize of home base”. This applies to school children’s baseball teams that are members of and registered with the Japan Softball Baseball Association. The change in home base will be adopted at the national convention this year, and will be introduced uniformly nationwide from next year.
Until now, the rule was that the match time would not enter the next inning after two and a half hours. According to this rule revision, it will be up to one and a half hours. The number of innings will also be reduced from 7 to 6. As a result, the match will end when either 6 innings have been digested or one and a half hours have passed.
Another “home base size” will be changed from for youth baseball to general use. The width of the home base is widened by about 5 cm, which is a little less than one softball. It is expected that the number of pitchers will decrease as the number of strikes increases and the batter actively swings.
