Up Your IQ: One Out Rule (Contact Play) Alternate Scenario - 1st and 3rd
I always get asked what to do in this scenario when I'm coaching 3rd base. 1st and 3rd, one out groundballs broken down.
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Kevin Rojko
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Kevin Rojko
Up Your IQ: One Out Rule (Contact Play) - Part 2
Baserunner responsibilities and mechanics for running the contact play. Also a broken down decision tree for what to do based on a few variables.
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Kevin Rojko
Up Your IQ: One Out Rule (Contact Play) - Part 1
What is the contact play? Why/when do we run it? What does it look like when run successfully?
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Kevin Rojko
Up Your IQ: Executing a 3-1 Count Steal
Responsibilities for both the hitter and the baserunner when your coach calls a steal in a 3-1 count.
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Kevin Rojko
Recruiting: The 4-2-4 Rule
Deciding to go to a Division 1 school when you're not ready for that level of competition can have it's consequences.
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Kevin Rojko
What Your Coach Really Means: "Get Your Foot Down Early"
Better early than late. But how early is too early?
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Kevin Rojko
Live Game Lessons: The Good and the Bad from Padres @ Giants (8/12/2025)
The hit totals were close. The game was not. How the Padres out-classed the Giants on Tuesday, August 12 in San Francisco.
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Kevin Rojko
What Your Coach Really Means: "First Step Back"
No one ever wants to get beat over the top. But what if the ball takes us in?
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Kevin Rojko
What Your Coach Really Means: "Catch the Ball with Two Hands"
The most basic Little League advise of all time. How it can help and how it can hurt.
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Kevin Rojko