Bunting at REC level

CoachChristine said:

I have a very young inexperienced 10u rec team. Only three of my players had any kid pitch experience before this season. We've been working on bunting some during batting practice. We're going to try it tonight in a game. We're playing a team with an inexperienced catcher, and the other two teams have catchers who also play TB. So, we're going for it. We have a perfect record of 0-9, so what do we have to lose .

None of the other teams bunt. I've seen one other player attempt it. It's crazy because I know the players who play TB know how to bunt. I've seen them. I consider bunting a very basic softball skill, and I'm all about teaching skills.

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dadofadirtlover said:

I'm still at 10U here, but I noticed that even the 12U didn't really work on bunting or implement in any games. I was talking with another coach and told him that in our batting cage practice, we're going to start working on bunts (for the girls who have the body awareness and courage to try). You would've thought I grew a 5th arm or something. At what age do you all see bunting at the REC level?

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gregc73 said:

I bet that other coach was a baseball guy. In fastpitch the short game is much more part of the game through all levels of softball and is something that many players will need to know how to do well as they advance through their playing days. Baseball...not so much.

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