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Who out there has there 1st baseman stay home and 2nd charge and why.
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I keep 1st back and let P,C and 3rd get it. Hopefully C or 3rd. If 1st stays back, that leaves a lane for the throw. 1st is your best glove and (in my opinion) 2nd is the least glove of your infield and to have her running to 1st, getting set and trying to get a throw is tricky at best. The throws are not always on line and on target. 1st has been dealing with errant throws and can adjust better and quicker. Again, 2nd 9 times out of 10, doesn't have the height or the range 1st does. IMO
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Not us...no need to out-think the game. This setup does not allow for many options in getting an out. Higher level of play the girls can put the bunt down were the defense is weak.
Was this a known sac bunt situation or just defending small ball in the course of the game?
Was this a known sac bunt situation or just defending small ball in the course of the game?
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Sometimes you are forced to, depending on the players you are dealt. Each defense has a weakness, but you must play them like a chess game against the offensive player that is at bat. If the pitcher and first are slow, in terms of foot speed, the bunter is going to eat you up. I will bunt between them each time up. If you take this away with second then you open yourself up to the good slapper. So you have to adjust to each hitter. We see this more in High School, where the largest kid on the team plays first. Good Bat , because she has to hit a double to get a single. I'm sure you have seen kids that always get a pitch runner anytime they get on.
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The 12U Diamond Demons out of Hicksville had 2B charge and first play back. Makes sense if you have a real quick short 2B and a less than agile tall 1B. Allows each to play to their strengths--gives you a big target who is used to receiving alot of throws and the short 2B can quickly field and throw instead of being the small target at 1st.
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we use both strategies they each have good and bad.my daughter is athletic and plays 1st.but i trust her glove more for the simple fact that she is receiving throws there all the time.it is all preference i like both ways.
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we have 3rd and 1st play up. 2nd covers first. P covers middle. SS covers deep hole and 2nd base bag area. Catch is also in the play, communication is the key. SBFamily is right, use what you got.
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I can't see any benefit what so ever to have first play back and second charging on bunts. What do you do when runners are at first or first and second?? At the older age groups you will be tormented by doing this, so there is no sense in doing it with the youger ages and starting bad habits. If it's a weakness on your team than practice till it isn't.
You don't just put a bandaid over an infection to cover it, you apply something to heal it. Same thing should be done if you have problems with bunt coverage.
You don't just put a bandaid over an infection to cover it, you apply something to heal it. Same thing should be done if you have problems with bunt coverage.
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we use our approach it on lead off players or when a situation is right and it works great at 10u. Probably a different scenario for the older ages. Some coaches are too predictable when leading off an inning or start of the game or when 7,8,9 batters come up to the plate. I have no idea they would continue bunting the same girls. Lady_Knights said it, work on your weaknesses too!
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If there's a runner on first it lets you hold her. Your 2nd can play in a couple steps. Most bunts can be handled by the pitcher,catcher and 3rd base.
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especially when you have athletes in all those positions.and a runner on first doesnt hurt much because if a runner is on 1st and they are bunting they are probably stealing at any age.so the ss reads the play if ball is bunted it is a vry hard play to 2nd so you usually take the out at 1st and have ss cover third.if it is a strike ss covers 2nd and 3b has time to get back to third.like i said i dont really have a problem with either.if they are bunting to score runner on third we will oftenbring 1st in a little and try to get her the throw closer so she can tag and still prevent runner from getting home.the first place i seen 2b come in was 2 very reputable 16 u teams 2 yrs ago.
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We have the pitcher cover from middle of the field to the first base line, 3rd baseman is on a dead run home and has from 3rd base line to middle of the field. Catcher is also covering as well. If 3 girls can not cover the play, 4 girls wont help either, it just makes more girls in a small area and less girls to cover a base or less girls to back up the base from the outfield.
We are talking 60 foot bases, not 90 foot like baseball. This makes more sense to me and this is how we play. Good, bad, or indifferent, not sure but works well for us.
Runner on third and your are trying to stop the score then everyone charge.
We are talking 60 foot bases, not 90 foot like baseball. This makes more sense to me and this is how we play. Good, bad, or indifferent, not sure but works well for us.
Runner on third and your are trying to stop the score then everyone charge.
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I use both.... also depends on situation
When I have my left haded 1st baseman in the game I use my 2nd basemen up so she can get and throw for a lefty she may have to spin....jmo
When I have my left haded 1st baseman in the game I use my 2nd basemen up so she can get and throw for a lefty she may have to spin....jmo
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This is exactly what we try to do,but you can have variances on a couple different scenarios.You have to adjust to who and how you are playing.
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Last year we had 1st and 3rd crash when bases were empty. 2nd covered 1st, SS covered 2nd.
If players were on base we had 1st stay at 1st, 2nd covered 2nd, SS covered 3rd, 3rd, P, and C covered the bunt.
If players were on base we had 1st stay at 1st, 2nd covered 2nd, SS covered 3rd, 3rd, P, and C covered the bunt.
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What about the the left fielder covering third when there is a girl on 1st,
and the the bunt is to the 3rd base side
and the the bunt is to the 3rd base side
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Runner on 1B, bunt to 3B, C covers 3B, LF is back up
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Then I have to have my star pitcher cover home or A first base(man) cover home with no equipment.
Let the outfielder facing the play take it and the pitcher or 3rd back up 3rd base and the 1st baseman backs up home
I know this is not what most books say but I had one pitcher and I did everything possible to keep her out of harms way
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Right on Lenski. Also, depending on where the runners are, you have to keep them honest.
We utilize a shift right or shift left depending on where the runners are. We never crash both corners. It's not perfect but it forces teams to lay down perfect bunts to beat our coverage, generally a slow roller to the long corner is our biggest weakness. Again, it depends on where the runners are.
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I am assuming you mean the left fielder covering third if there is a girl on first and the bunt is to the third base side?
How about having center field cover second and have ss cover third and 2nd cover first with both corners charging the bunt? Left field can then back up the throw to third if necessary. First can then become the back up at home if needed. I am torn on this and use more than one way.
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