FactsYeah but you are from CA, the softball Mecca of the universe..
FactsYeah but you are from CA, the softball Mecca of the universe..
Strategy in the game. Whether people like the strategy to take on 3-0 or not it is strategy.How is a take sign teaching a kid the game?
My Response was a comment acknowledging the questions Orange Socks posted.What is the situation with this hitter? What if this hitter is the number 9 hitter and hasn't been on base her last 20 PA's. Maybe the coach wants her to have a chance to get on base? What if the pitcher hasn't pitched a strike in the last 8 pitches?
What is "Traveling City League" anyway?
BOOM THERE IT IS!There is plenty of coaching to be done at 10u level. Even rec ball. In fact that's when the players develop listening skills. My DD was part of a 10u rec allstar team that went to Nationals in Boise. It was a very good team and those players were well coached. And I am sure most, if not all of them, understood why they were taking 3-0.
QED..no further discussion necessary.BOOM THERE IT IS!
Not enough facts to make a good reply. It could be good. It could be bad.A coach recently playing 10U Softball in a 10U traveling city league gave the player a take sign on a 3-0 count while leading in the 4th inning by a score of 6 to 0. Is this the correct way to teach softball? As a parent how should you approach the coach?
What does the batter learn that helps them with batting? If they follow the take they already know how to follow instructions. The batter has no strategic decision.Strategy in the game. Whether people like the strategy to take on 3-0 or not it is strategy.
How aboutWhat does the batter learn that helps them with batting? If they follow the take they already know how to follow instructions. The batter has no strategic decision.
Not against the take just do not not see it as teaching.