scrimmage formats

moe · May 30, 2017

Scrimmages coming up. Want to mix things up and make them "more" useful. What are some formats you all like?

I have seen 4 innings heads up, last half hour placing runners, setting up plays...seen 6 out format, clear runners after 3, placing runners...setting plays. And of course heads up whole time limit.

What do you do to get the most bang for your buck? And not tipping your hand for the season?

Tom · May 30, 2017

a good one I saw was to reverse running direction every other inning. Players loved it and really forced a mental quickness.

Dabears17 · May 30, 2017

I start last inning with runner on 2nd to get team used to playing with Tie Breaker. I also used friendlies as an opportunity to get my C3 and P3,4,5 innings. At most I would give my P1 and P2 one inning during a friendly.... don't want to show them too much of my main pitchers.

inde53546 · May 30, 2017

6 out innings. Gives more situational opportunities

marriard · May 30, 2017

- Start with 1 & 1 counts.
- Walk = either fungoe or hit off of a tee - not a walk
- Any base runner on 1st or 2nd with no one else on, have 3 pitches to steal (and are not out if they are thrown out)
- a 'fungoe' inning (making sure outfield gets work)
- 6 inning outs
- Bunting defense inning
- Players call all pitches
- must put down a squeeze play with a runner on third

And so on...

It can be a blast if you have the two teams working together.... or you could just play 6 innings straight for cheap...

Phathead · May 30, 2017

Me and another coach batted half the team then swap regardless of outs. Half scrimmage we coached runners from the boxes like games. Half scrimmage put players coaching to think about situation and they called signals both offense and defense. At any time either coach could reset previous play and fungo the hit after discussion on that situation. Either coach could request bunts or steals from the othef.

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