? on glove motion and windup

According to a previous thread, only a portion of the glove has to be below the chin.  I don't see where covering the mouth is that much of an issue, unless you can prove they are doing something illegal.  And like you siad, at 14, i highly doubt any of them would know what to do with a 'spitter" anyway

Was the tournament being played with NFHS rules?........if so, The NFHS rule requires that the glove be held at or below the chin....lots of leeway in that rule......

There is no OBR requirement to do so......

And it is not illegal to hold the glove close to ones face.......

We were playing NFHS rules.  Though the more I am reading I am seeing that there is a lot of leeway in the rule.  It does not specify which part of the mitt must be at or below the chin.

Exactly....without an Official Interpretation, then the heel of the glove "at or below" the chin leaves a great deal over the chin.....

Hopefully MST, Jimmy or Dash has some historical perspective/rational of why this is a FED rule.....in the HS umpiring community, the rule is known, but seldom if ever enforced..... since ball gloves are almost a foot long, I know that I have not ever nor have I ever seen it enforced..........

Once upon a time, the rule was the ball had to be below his chin, There was a movement to get rid of the rule because it made no sense. The logic to get it changed was you couldn't tell where the ball was in the glove. In Fed's infinite wisdom they agreed but instead of doing away with the rule they changed it to some part of the glove.  The logic behind the whole rule is it gives the pitcher an advantage on a move to first. 

Case 6-1-3 Situation N: "...F1 comes to a complete stop with his glove partially above his chin.  Is this legal? RULING: This is legal."

Note that it only applies in the set position and there is no restriction in the windup position.

Yes, there is. He can't come to a stop with his glove anywhere.

Have you ever watched Andy Petitte pitch ? Keeps the glove right at his mouth level .

yes he can stop with the glove if he either takes the rubber with one hand in front he can move the other to join and then stop or he can take the rubber with the hands apart and them move only one to the front and stop.

Its only if both hands are moving together that commits him to pitch in HS.