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
Baserunning
The fastest baserunner IS NOT always the best baserunner. People in sports always talk about a game being "a game of inches". You can make up feet by being a smart, spatially aware, crisp baserunner. This section is all about learning limits on the bases, knowing when those limits should be adjusted, and ultimately helping your team score runs by being a baserunning savant, not a track star. Just moving up from Little League? We'll help you level up on the bases by teaching you the basics too!
By
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.
By
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?
By
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.
By
Kevin Rojko
What Your Coach Really Means: "Freeze on a Line Drive"
You've heard it since little league. But doing this exactly might get you doubled off.
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Kevin Rojko