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The opening of the college’s 2022 baseball season began on Friday, and Vanderbilt Baseball is trying something new. Commodores are trying to speed up the pace of the game with new electronic bracelets that encourage sounding voices.
The coach’s unique way of naming the game directly into his pitcher first went viral on Friday night. No one really knew what it was.
In previous years, something like what Wendy uses was not legal. The Southeast Conference allowed the use of electronics for communication between players and coaches, but this was not allowed across the country.
As a result, many SEC teams will use a walkie-talkie configured for coaches to speak directly to their catches through headphones.
Earlier, the coach transmitted a signal on the walkie-talkie to the catcher’s earphone. The hunter looked at his QB-style bracelet, and then the catcher gave the sign.
But during non-conference games and the post-season this was not allowed. Unilateral electronic devices violated NCAA rules.
This is no longer the case.
Back in August, the NCAA Game Supervision Authority approved permission to use one-way electronic communications devices to summon submissions and plays. The rule came into force in the 2021-22 school year, and teams across the country are enjoying the benefits.
In Nashville, Tennessee, head coach Tim Corbyn and his program take a different approach. Instead of using the earphone to communicate with the catcher, who will then communicate with the pitcher, the Vandy Boys use bracelets.
This is unprecedented.
Every player on the field for Commodores wears one of the bracelets, and the benches never transmit any signals. Instead, the coach announces a serve or game through the electronic system, and all nine players receive a signal on their wrist as soon as it can make its way on the air.
they all see the same thing, only a few numbers. P&C wear them on their wrist gloves, and position players wear them on loops
– Max Hertz (@MaxHerzTalks) February 20, 2022
After they caught the attention of people watching on Friday, the broadcast broke down as the bracelets worked on Saturday.
Here are some explanations about Vanderbilt’s new electronic groups from today’s SEC Network + broadcast:
-All 9 players wear one
-The jugs were not allowed to wear them until this season
-Wandy’s catchers do not give the jug any signs
– The goal is to increase the pace of the game pic.twitter.com/O6tbJtqqIO– Max Hertz (@MaxHerzTalks) February 20, 2022
Baseball traditionalists absolutely hate this move, as does any change in the game.
I would like to offer a mandatory answer at this time: it is too bright, cancels the aspect of protection of signs and attempts (legally) to steal them. Thanks for listening, keep going.
– CROW’S CAPITAL (@crowkneecapital) February 20, 2022
Bastarding game. 15 seconds before the first serve. No more nuances. Sad.
– Lenny (@ heylenny1) February 20, 2022
I HATE it … I hate it. For a while they used softball bracelets, and for me it takes away part of the game and devalues the catchers.
Its pretty bad lineups and lists – it’s mostly computer games at the time, or was it supposed to be?– Floplag (@floplag) February 20, 2022
I hate it. A lot.
– Michael Herman (@CoachHerman_) February 20, 2022
I hate it in every way …. maybe old school, but let the benches call it a game
– Jimmy (@jimmynewdc) February 20, 2022
However, when the push comes to the push, the bracelet method simplifies the process and is likely to be used nationwide over the next few years.
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