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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I always get asked what to do in this scenario when I'm coaching 3rd base. 1st and 3rd, one out groundballs broken down.
Baserunner responsibilities and mechanics for running the contact play. Also a broken down decision tree for what to do based on a few variables.
What is the contact play? Why/when do we run it? What does it look like when run successfully?
Responsibilities for both the hitter and the baserunner when your coach calls a steal in a 3-1 count.
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