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Expert Profile: Tom Mielke

Expertise:  Rule questions for Fastpitch Softball. Primarily High School (NFHS) and ASA

Experience in the area
Youth Coach and High School Umpire

Education/Credentials
Registered with the Michigan High School Athletic Association to umpire softball and referee basketball

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 4550
Knowledge   9.93   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.94   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.89   Best of the best
Politeness   9.90   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
(in Past 24 Hours)
1
Max Questions to be Asked
(in 24 Hour period)
5
Total Questions
(since joining AllExperts)
586
Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
Thanks. Just wanted to confirm what I thought.
(Mike D on 11/20/08)
Thanks for your patience in pointing this out.
(Todd on 10/20/08)
Fantastic in speed of reply and completeness of answer. It would be great to sit down with you and discuss softball rules. Thank you, Todd
(Todd on 10/15/08)
Thank you very much. You've been a big help.
(Joe on 10/16/08)
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Recent Answers from Tom Mielke
2008-12-01  dead ball I think you meant 3 consecutive innnings in your second to last sentance. I am going to assume this and assume that you have quoted the rule book correctly. This isn't an high school or ASA rule....
2008-11-28  dead ball Tom, You assume wrong. But your assumption could be correct about the runner and the ball. To get at this logically first lets look at the rule about the runner being hit by the ball while off the...
2008-11-19  shortstop/second base position Caitlin, I started writing a big response about bunt defense based on which bases were occupied. Then I did a search for softball bunt defense. This is what I came up with and I agree with it....
2008-11-14  throwing your glove Glenn, There is no rule regarding throwing you glove until throwing your glove actually does something! If you throw your glove and it hits a player you should be called for interference. If you...
2008-11-13  Catching The key here is the quick release. The goal is the shortest time possible to get the ball "glove to glove". The best place to improve this time, assuming a strong are is in the quickness of the release...
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