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- Dec 13, 2019
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This past weekend watching 14U.
Runners on 1st & 3rd.
Coach called a defensive play.
Runner on first took off to second runner on third took a giant lead off. (giant)
Catcher no looking at 3rd threw directly to the shortstop standing at shortstop position in the base line. 3rd runner casually gets back to 3rd.
ss late throw to 3rd.
No out.
(Catcher Could have thrown directly to 3rd)
Same team another play runner on first only. 1st pitch.
Runner took a marginal lead off catcher made a late attempt trying to pick her off back pick at first. No out.
Then, Defense Coach calls out a play.
Runner takes a larger (noticeably larger) leadoff .
And Pitch was an obvious pitch out with a left-handed batter pitchout catcher goes way over stands up and throws the ball to first base,
but of course the runner was so far off first it was actually a delay steal and they had no chance at getting her at second base because the first baseman just went into her tag at first and there was no Runner.
My comment about this is...
If going to have a defensive play like throw it to shortstop or throw it to 1st. *There really should be some thinking presence on the field were even though you might want your catcher to throw it to your designated spot.
The thinking process on the field still needs to happen that play may not be the appropriate play pending what the runners are actually doing.
While there may be some coaches out there that may disagree with my coaching preference on this,
open it to dfp.
Watching that catcher the entire game and watching her own instincts and throws that she made on her own decisions...
Think she only made those two throws because it was a play where she was assigned to make that throw to those designated spots.
To that 14U catcher on the batbuster team support you being able to make the decision on what throw would have been better in those moments!
Hope this brings up comments and thinking process to help team's defense perform better!
Runners on 1st & 3rd.
Coach called a defensive play.
Runner on first took off to second runner on third took a giant lead off. (giant)
Catcher no looking at 3rd threw directly to the shortstop standing at shortstop position in the base line. 3rd runner casually gets back to 3rd.
ss late throw to 3rd.
No out.
(Catcher Could have thrown directly to 3rd)
Same team another play runner on first only. 1st pitch.
Runner took a marginal lead off catcher made a late attempt trying to pick her off back pick at first. No out.
Then, Defense Coach calls out a play.
Runner takes a larger (noticeably larger) leadoff .
And Pitch was an obvious pitch out with a left-handed batter pitchout catcher goes way over stands up and throws the ball to first base,
but of course the runner was so far off first it was actually a delay steal and they had no chance at getting her at second base because the first baseman just went into her tag at first and there was no Runner.
My comment about this is...
If going to have a defensive play like throw it to shortstop or throw it to 1st. *There really should be some thinking presence on the field were even though you might want your catcher to throw it to your designated spot.
The thinking process on the field still needs to happen that play may not be the appropriate play pending what the runners are actually doing.
While there may be some coaches out there that may disagree with my coaching preference on this,
open it to dfp.
Watching that catcher the entire game and watching her own instincts and throws that she made on her own decisions...
Think she only made those two throws because it was a play where she was assigned to make that throw to those designated spots.
To that 14U catcher on the batbuster team support you being able to make the decision on what throw would have been better in those moments!
Hope this brings up comments and thinking process to help team's defense perform better!
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