When you're teaching the kids about obstruction (as it relates to them as a baserunner) - what do you teach and how do you teach it?
I coach a 10u rec team. Last game I had a girl on 1b, two outs, and the batter hit a pop fly that drew the pitcher, SS, second baseman, and right fielder into my runner's basepath (running from first to second). My runner ran around the crowd of girls in the base path. The ball was dropped but because of my runner's long path they were still able to get her out at second.
Do you teach your runners to take the fastest route to the next base and expect, in some cases, minor collisions? It's my understanding the baserunner is supposed to make a reasonable attempt to avoid a collision, but I'm not really sure what that means. A defensive player can wander into the basepath and if you are able avoid her you're required to?
I coach a 10u rec team. Last game I had a girl on 1b, two outs, and the batter hit a pop fly that drew the pitcher, SS, second baseman, and right fielder into my runner's basepath (running from first to second). My runner ran around the crowd of girls in the base path. The ball was dropped but because of my runner's long path they were still able to get her out at second.
Do you teach your runners to take the fastest route to the next base and expect, in some cases, minor collisions? It's my understanding the baserunner is supposed to make a reasonable attempt to avoid a collision, but I'm not really sure what that means. A defensive player can wander into the basepath and if you are able avoid her you're required to?