How to steal a base in Little League - the delayed steal
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2016
- It’s one of the most exciting plays in baseball! The stolen base. Somehow you manage to make it to first base and the next thing the opposing team knows….you are in scoring position.
Another exciting play in baseball is catching the guy stealing a base! Catchers love nailing a runner trying to steal about as much as they love making the diving catch on the foul ball.
In this video I will show you how to steal a base in little league with very little chance of getting caught!
In Little League baseball the base runners are not permitted to have a lead off when on base. This helps youth pitchers focus on the pitch without the worry of baserunners stealing. Since pitching is such an important yet difficult part of the game of baseball, it’s a good idea to give young pitchers all the help they need to throw strikes.
But this does not mean baserunners can not steal. Once the ball reaches home plate, the runner is free to advance at risk of being put out. Most of the time when we think of stealing in little league, it occurs as soon as the ball passes home plate and the runner attempts to beat out the throw of the catcher. Sometimes they do, but a good catcher will throw out a lot of these steal attempts.
Of course, there is always the wild pitch and passed ball, but that steal doesn’t require skill. Even the slowest runner on the team can beat out that throw to second.
The question that most players and even coaches don’t ask is, when may I no longer steal? In other words, at what point am I forced to stay on the base until the ball reaches home plate again? We know when you can START to run, but when is that opportunity lost?
The rule that governs this is 7.13 and this rule begins by saying,
“When the pitcher is in contact with the pitcher’s plate and in possession of the ball and the catcher is in the catcher’s box ready to receive delivery of the ball, base runners shall not leave their bases until the ball has been delivered and has reached the batter.”
The easy part of this rule is that the pitcher has to have the ball and be in contact with the pitcher's plate. Not on the dirt area surrounding the pitcher's plate, but in contact with the actual plate. The more difficult part of the rule to judge is when the catcher is “ready to receive” the ball. At the highest levels of Little League play--regionals and the World Series games, the umpires have held a very narrow definition of when the catcher is ready to receive, so much so, that the pitcher needs to be in the pitcher's stance ready to pitch.
In the lower levels of play, the umpires judgement of this rule may be far more lose, but the only real threat is that they return you to the base you left, or if there was a hit, you may not advance as far as you could have. You are never called out for leaving early. 
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Nice video, i would also add the steal on a walk, batter runner continues onto second. This is sometimes confused for an illegal steal if pitcher is on rubber and catcher ready. I"m getting conflicting information, from LL website and the actual rule book supposedly it's in section 7.13 but I don't see it.
As long as the batter/runner continues his motion to 2nd base, there is nothing the defense can do to stop him. www.littleleague.org/learn/newsletters/Fairball_Newsletter/2010/fbmay10/7_13_Base_Running_Majors_and_Below.htm
in usssa you can lead and steal all you want. pitchers do just fine and runners get thrown out occasionally. I love pick a runner off.
Not a steal per se, but I did stretch a double into a home run when I was in little league. I got into second standing up. I don't remember where the third baseman was, but he wasn't at third base. When the second baseman threw to the pitcher, I took off for third with nobody there. Once on third, the pitcher who had been running to third with the ball started walking back to the mound. I took off for home. The pitcher made a quick throw to home,but the catcher dropped it.
At my game the pitcher threw back to the catcher and i realised that he didn't once look at me so the next time he did it i took off for home and he didn't realise i went till it was too late
Im not trying to gloat but last year my arm was on point for steals I felt so great when I got a out on the steal 👍
your amazing i have stole so many bases because of you. SEASONS ALMOST HERE
Thanks man! I tryed this and it worked btw I’m in a dif Lil league
Thank YOU
For some reason there is so many right handed pitchers in 14U so when I get walked, they are always facing the other way. So I just steal second immediately
It works every time!
Before my 2nd year I discovered I could wait for the pitch to cross home plate and beat our catchers throws every time. From that point on I stole whenever there was an open base. I never got thrown out ....
.....except in an all-star game when I was on 2nd and couldn’t resist testing the catcher who had the best arm in our area by a mile.
I knew I was pressing my luck but was confident. He threw me out so bad I almost turned around to run back to 2nd. haha. I felt that would be too embarrassing so tried one of those crazy sweeping slides. Didn't work. I just sent him a FB friend request to let him know he was the only one.
Umps who saw me do it the first time almost always said "You left early! That's a warning!" I'd always smile and say "I didn't leave early." and he'd respond "no, you did." I'd steal on the next pitch and then he'd see I really didn't leave early.
I umped LL 2 yrs and played 3 and never saw anyone attempt it.
All that delayed steal stuff annoyed me because it didn't seem real; I never attempted one because of my 11 and 12 year old principles. ha "A man got to have a code."
I wonder if anyone else has a similar story or has known someone who stole bases like that. I always wondered if another one was out there. Plenty have the speed to do it but maybe it's so unconventional people don't ever consider it.
*Rickey Henderson was the 1st athlete I idolized. In 4th grade I read a lot about Jackie Robinson and loved his style of base running and knew that's what I wanted to be like..I thought Trea Turner had the talent to be the next Rickey and bring back those insane sb numbers that were so great; I was pumped but not the right era. .
Do you steal as soon as the ball crosses home plate, even if the catcher catches it? Or can you only steal if the catcher drops it, or the ball passes him? Please help me
@@IAmSantaJB sorry for just getting to this, I'm guessing you're a player about to start the season.
"Do you steal as soon as the ball crosses home plate, even if the catcher catches it?"
Yeah, as soon as it crossed i was running head down. no turning back
"Or can you only steal if the catcher drops it, or the ball passes him?" Didn't wait for a drop or pass. When i had an open base i was usually stealing the next pitch
1. There are great videos and articles to teach you the exact best way to steal, such as footwork with the first step, which most youth baseball players are taught wrong, I think, and do a cross over. The best in mlb usually don't do that. Here is a good video: ruclips.net/video/aykfGiFjYk4/видео.html
2. The specific kind of training to help steal bases, like weight lifting, quickness drills, etc are available online and can give a sizable boost. here is a 12 week program to improve stealing. I don't know if it's accurate but is an example of what you can find: www.stealbases.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/12-week-program-1.pdf
3. My cocktail of strong and weak athletic traits happened to be ideal for stealing bases. To give 3 example: 1. As a soph on a Cass A varsity football team that was undefeated in the regular season I had the fastest 3-cone and 20 yard shuttle times, which measure quickness, agility and explosion,. I knew that would be the case because I played the seniors in basketball all the time, as well as pick up football games. 2. The last 40 I ran was in 10th grade (last due to a career ending injury), and I got a 4.71 while racing against my fastest teammate who got a 4.53. However, at 10 yards I was ahead, 20 we were even, 30 he's a step ahead and 40 he crushes me. That played out over and over when the team ran 60 yard sprints in practice. In fact, in 9th grade the whole team ran 400 meters. I was ahead at 40 yet ended up getting maybe 12th place, with a big fat offensive tackle eating up ground while passing me on the final stretch. I was thinking "how is this guy passing me" as I ran as fast as possible but to no avail. 3. Strong legs. Before Jr year, my bench press was nothing special (265), being 8th on the team and 2nd in my grade. However, my squat was 4th on the team, with only an All State DE and 2 All area 270 lb lineman ahead. Unlike the bench, in which a couple teammates my size could bench more, the top 8-10 in squats were all linemen...and me at 4th at 175lbs.
Thus, the short area burst combined with strong legs for explosion and agility/quickness (since you have to start sideways and spin) made stealing bases perhaps what I could do best in sports.
Even though I had a physical advantage, if you're one of the faster players I bet with training you could do it at a good rate. Catchers with weaker arms and the element of surprise are huge advantages. Sometimes, the suprise left 2nd uncovered and I walked in, running right past a confused second baseman before he knew what was going on
*There are many technical terms for the training and science that I can't remember off hand, but are all over the internet whether by a trainer, sports scientists, a baseball player, Wikipedia or coach or whoever.
*Free life lesson. Never believe anyone who tells you their 40 time, their IQ or how much they bench press. That includes me. Ha
Good luck! let me know how it goes and what coaches/players say when you bring it up.
I was on third base in a playoff game and it was tied. The catcher goes to talk to the pitcher but never calls time. I take a lead and decide to try to steal home. I got to home but a bad slide cost me the run and i didn't score
What if you pitch the ball before your catcher is ready just so the steel won't count?
Hey, my team always plays the delayed steal being thrown out rarely
In our league lead off are permitted, I never could figure out why others did not, now I know
I am using it for my games for now on
It is not a stolen base if there is a pass ball. Simply because it is an error on the defense, not a steal by the runner
I played that clorado team in my all star season. Well.. there b team at least. But we beat them!
I was just fast as all hell! And putting pressure on means a lot of missed throw downs resulting in being on third or even home
In my tournament my coach said to go to second well I got purposely walked my 4th time the picture was not on the mound and the catcher wasn't ready so I went to second
I'm not in little league but I'm 11u. We can lead off and one time I tried to steal third from second base I was clearly safe and my coach tried to defend me when they called me out. I stole when the pitcher wasn't looking but the catcher threw it and you know what happened
At 5:20 depending on when he left which can't be seen, he probably should have been sent back. Catcher was ready and pitcher was scratching the rubber at the minimum.
catcher wasnt looking so he isnt ready to receive, I like ready to receive as in if i throw a baseball at you, you would be able to catch it with ease
At 5:21 pitcher has just put foot on plate, catcher is giving the sign and facing pitcher. I would say that's ready to receive. Maybe some umps would say he has to extend glove hand. That's narrow. We don't know exactly when runner leaves. Other runners appear to take about 4 seconds. It would have to be before 5:21 to be legal unless they narrow the rule.They should just make it anytime pitcher is on the rubber and therefore at risk of a balk. Rule is to help pitchers. How does it do that if runners can steal while he is on the rubber?
catcher was looking at the coach for the sign
@@bbigjohnson069 Catcher had his mit on the ground from 5:20 - 5:23 as we can see during the time of the steal. If he were to receive a pitch in that position he would get drilled in the chest. You receive a pitch by holding the glove out in front of your body. holding the glove in front of your body gives you the best chance to stop a ball before hitting you. have the pitcher and catcher get set quickly is not difficult.
@@fishflyinggames6676 yeah because noone in the history of baseball has ever had their glove down then raised it to make a catch. FAIL. Who are you to decide what my ready to receive position is?
in my league you can steal when the pitch is thrown
but it's.... risky
It sucks because I either hit home runs or there is some one slow in front of me when I'm on base or I'm at third
+Mikaea wynyard yeah i hate when theres a base runner in front of me when im on third
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When I was 10 I was on 3rd base and starting jogging home on ball 4 little did I do it was not bases loaded so I ran for my life and ended up being safe
Yesterday I had to go back to third when the pitcher threw a walk and he wasn't paying attention to me so I stole home but had to go back
It is super good for me, or it is luck, I use the final one, the pitcher overthrow second and I go three and home because I steal at 2.63 seconds
You play on 60 feet or smaller base paths don't you?
I do not think anyone talked to us about any little league rules. Might have helped to know the rules to be a better player. Course that was 1968.... For me. We caught the ball threw it and tried to hit it.
Stole home on the throw to the pitcher when he turned around
Small difference but can steal when the ball gets to the batter not the plate
i used to steal all the time if the pitcher had no clue, went from 1st to second without anyone knowing
I did and was safe
5:17 bad call
Sam Rizzo yeah, my friend played the Colorado team in the championships of the district level
does it have to be LL can it be Pony league?
because in u10 the umps wouldn't let us do this but i am up to 12u now and will be able to do it
my plannet is about to reset so i gave away all my stuff XD
I pony league
I play select
What about with a lead
You usually can't lead in LL.
0:37 can we just agree for a moment how terrible that call was.
Yes we can
In my league you can steal when he lifts his leg to the plate
Oh my god XD
+Boba Fett What's so weird about that? That's normal.
Actually you can steal whenever you want
I have delayed stole home and third successfully
i stole home on a delayed steal I got my jump acted like I was going back then booked a win at home winning 9-10 in overtime
Extra innings* overtime 😂😂
Gato Catt overtime?😂😂😭😭
4 years ago they didn't let it stand and we lost the championship game because of it
To be honest, most of this kind of stealing is what killed my interest in little league when I was younger, and now as a coach it still seems cheap. I guess if you have to do this to win, this is what you do. But you don't see any of this in high school or above; it does nothing to prepare kids for baseball when they're just trying to learn the basics of pitching and catching, and now you add this? You might as well just have kids continue running once they get to first and never stop until they're out or score. It's not baseball.
Love this comment. I'm new to coaching this year ... AAA ... and never thought stealing would be involved in what is being learned at this age, 8-9-10 ... good to know what I have to look forward to this season as I am SURE some of the coaches are drilling this into the kids hard to get that win.
EXACTLY
At the lower levels running skills are almost always better than throwing catching skills. Being an asshole running all the time forcing the battle between throwing catching and running is ridiculous. I wish for Little League rule 7.13 would change to "Once the Pitcher has control of the ball and is in contact with the pitcher's plate all runners MUST return to base until the next pitch reaches the batter unless that runner was already fully committed to stealing the next base before the pitcher is in such postion. Fully committed means the runner makes continuos movement, without stopping, towards the next base. If at any point the runner comes to a stop that is not considered to be a full committment and the runner shall not be allowed to advance"
We are having a problem with runners getting off third and staying there (like a lead off) advancing a step then stopping and advancing a step or two again then stopping even though pitcher has ball on mound on plate and catcher is in catchers box. We have taught the pitcher that the runner must go back, because of rule 7.13 but some umpires let them stay there leading off and keep threatening the steal, and sometimes they run on in to home and the umps let it stand.
It sucks because my umpires are stupid and do t know the rule of "the catcher has to be ready to receive the ball"
Because apparently it's not the rule
im 12 but i can lead off so the catcher has a 0.00001% chnace of getting me out because im really fast
lying
dovion keys He's probably not lying, it's really easy to steal in little league. Except on me because I'm a really good catcher
ofc
I stole home waiting the pitchers back was toured me and I was safe
i was safe
I stole home to win our by one point, 12 to 13, when the pitcher over threw third which I was on. He threw it past third to the fence which was about 2 to 2 1/2 yards away.
+Funny Moments and Videos Here is why the pitcher over threw third. I'm 13 and about 5 foot 10 and the third base man was about maybe 5 foot 1. I was taller than him and he was standing a little behind me. I so the pitch get in the motion to throw the ball to third and went back. By then I was basically in front of the third base man, note he was on the back of the bag near the dug out so it was his fault. So the pitcher had to throw it over me and the base man wasn't ready to catch it and mist the ball.
Can't hear
Bruh in my league you can lead and steal whenever you want, nobody has to be ready at all you can jus steal
I stole a lot of bases
stealing bases is easy and im the slowest on the team
I take lead offs but my secondary lead is huge
Bad call go back to first
Im 12 and i can lead off
i play usabl so i can lead and steal anytime suckers!
I stole home when the pitcher was about to catch the ball and that made us win 13-4, we are 12-0.
Just to tell you buddy, that didn't make you win. It wouldn't have mattered if you stole home or not.
Too much wiggle room. It depends 100% on the ump and his/her definition of 'ready.' Worse... there is no penalty for blatantly leaving too soon, and *worst* ...it is too easy to steal a call from an ump who is not paying enough attention. The only rule that works? Return to base, and no stealing, from the time the _catcher_ controls a pitch to the time the next pitch crosses the plate (i.e., treat a cleanly-caught pitch like a foul ball). Anything else is far too open to interpretation.
Exactly!
When I start running to second base the catcher launched the ball to first base. I was confused. The ball went passed the first basemen and they missed the throw to third. Then I scored. But the next time up to bat I I got hit in the head by a pitch.
Likes = how many brain cells I lost
Imma teach my kid not to clap like that looks annoying lol
I do a delayed steal all the time and I've never gotten out
More bush league nonsense.
why watch his vids when you dont like them
Coaches should be working on real skill sets rather then stuff that doesn’t even work at high level baseball.
Oh, it definitely still works. Even in the MLB, just not as often. How do you think they steal home in the MLB? Trust me it's not just speed. Also, catching pitchers and catchers off guard is arguably a very good skill to have for a lot of reasons. One example being the one I listed previously, stealing home. Actually, that's just good for stealing any base in general.