Base Running - Tag or Halfway?
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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Good video. The most undervalued part, and consequently the least taught part, of the game is base running. Most youth coaches spend little to no time on it. However it is the heart of the game. Currently I'm coaching high school freshmen that have prior experience on the big diamond. I assumed they understood base running but during our first game I was shocked how many did not know base running 101 type stuff like how to take a lead from first or "half way in the air". After the first game I asked the players, "Put your hand up if anyone has ever taught you how to run the bases?" and no one put their hand up. I dedicated my next three practices to basic base running starting from leaving the batter's box to more advanced stuff like reading a pitcher and situations when they should consider stealing. Some of the parents looked at me kind of funny, and it took a lot of planning to keep the practice efficient and engaging, but by the end of the week I could see the improvement.
This experience taught me three things of value as a coach. First never assume the players at any level have been taught something, even if it's "basic" and if they haven't been taught it's not fair to be surprised when they don't do it right. Second, some kids can hit well, some kids can field well, but every kid, even the slow ones, can run the bases well. Third, if the players know what they're doing while running the bases, then they also know how to play defense because they know what the opposing base runners are trying to do and therefore know where the play will be. As a pleasant side effect of these practices suddenly on defense my team was throwing to the right bases and hitting the cutoffs better because they understood base running. They were doing things to prevent "The Extra 90" that I want them to try to get on offense. The improvement to our play both offensively and defensively in our second game was striking.
I've come to believe that until a team gets it's base running down it will struggle both offensively and defensively. As a coach I would love to see you do a "Base Running 101" series.
I love this. You’re a great coach for that. There’s a reason you’re the one coaching and not the parents who looked at you funny (ironic of them to look at you funny when they’re the ones who haven’t made sure their kids were given the basics of the sport they’re in)
Thanks for this and all your videos. My son had a situation where he got out once in each of his last two games with high pop ups to the 2nd baseman, a little back on the grass. The first time, he went half way and the ball was caught and he was thrown out at first. The next game he only went 1/4 the way and the ball was dropped and he was thrown out and 2nd. Sometimes the batter just needs to hit it better I think. Not sure what he could do differently.
its better to be safe if the runner cant tag he shld go out as far as he can so that if thee ball is caught he cud still get back early if the ball is dropped amd the runner gets thrown out 2nd its better then the ball being caught and the runner getting doubled up
willhi895 Blog it
my teammates need to watch this a lot of them are inexperienced in baseball it is pretty frustrating. Any tips on giving players advice without sounding rude or negative????
very nice
I always tag just in case. It's second nature to me
nononononono please dont
@@Fredboy yes
@@aaronrodriguez1410 no, unless you want to never move onto the next base than go ahead
@@Fredboy I've done it before. Lmao. Im not slow
@@aaronrodriguez1410 and let me guess, you’ve never scored from second on a pop up to the deep outfield