- Dec 11, 2010
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I think what is key to what is being said here is attitude- the catcher needs to have the attitude that it’s her ball and she should get it up until the point that it’s someone else’s ball. If you assign a geography of who’s ball it is, players give up on it because “it is someone else’s ball” if that makes sense. Runners win when defensive players don’t take charge of balls they can get.
To me, the important part is to have a hierarchy of responsibility… ”hey we want third basemen to field bunts but if she can’t get to it we want the catcher to field it if she can” etc
But for that to work the communication has to work. Call offs have to work. There has to be enough practice for trust to develop.
To me, the important part is to have a hierarchy of responsibility… ”hey we want third basemen to field bunts but if she can’t get to it we want the catcher to field it if she can” etc
But for that to work the communication has to work. Call offs have to work. There has to be enough practice for trust to develop.
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