bigdaddy is absolutely right--you are trying to get the girls ready to be good 16U and 18U players. If you wait and do the normal steal 2B, then you can have the batter get involved and do fun things like a hit and run, a "mandatory swing", fake bunt, squeeze play, etc. Then, you've got all the offensive players involved in the play. Everyone has to read the signals and understand the game situation. You are introducing the girls to "short ball" and having the offensive players work as a team.
It may be the same result in the long run, but you are teaching more--and that is what being a coach at 10U and 12U is all about.
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