Here's a good read for you on position strategy. It worked well for me in my first rec 10U coaching experience:
Winning 10U Defensive Strategy
Also, ask the people running your league for the rules. They'll have them. You need to know them well.
You'll need to figure out bunts yourself, with your team and coaches. We've resorted to having P and 3B crash and leaving 1B at home to get the throw. Not ideal, but it is how our team maximizes the probability of getting an out. You need to find the best for your players.
As someone said above, learn quickly what stops a play. Some leagues have the umps call time when the ball is controlled by the pitcher and the pitcher is inside the circle. We call it "circle ball" and we hate it. Teams just run and run until we get the ball to the pitcher. Seems more like a race or cricket or something. Now that we're in Travel, the play stops when the lead runner stops advancing. So you tend to throw ahead of the lead runner, much more like you're used to. But you gotta know when and why the umps call time after a hit ball or you'll go insane with frustration.
Winning 10U Defensive Strategy
Also, ask the people running your league for the rules. They'll have them. You need to know them well.
You'll need to figure out bunts yourself, with your team and coaches. We've resorted to having P and 3B crash and leaving 1B at home to get the throw. Not ideal, but it is how our team maximizes the probability of getting an out. You need to find the best for your players.
As someone said above, learn quickly what stops a play. Some leagues have the umps call time when the ball is controlled by the pitcher and the pitcher is inside the circle. We call it "circle ball" and we hate it. Teams just run and run until we get the ball to the pitcher. Seems more like a race or cricket or something. Now that we're in Travel, the play stops when the lead runner stops advancing. So you tend to throw ahead of the lead runner, much more like you're used to. But you gotta know when and why the umps call time after a hit ball or you'll go insane with frustration.