radness
Possibilities & Opportunities!
- Dec 13, 2019
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Definitely see Runners who are either hesitant (mind-set)The one thing I will say is there are definitely tentative base runners out there who don't fit the mold of being aggressive. My daughter is not an aggressive runner because she doesn't trust her speed. She's a slow catcher with a big bat who usually gets a courtesy runner when she gets on base. Could she have been taught to be more aggressive? Perhaps. But it wouldn't have made her faster.
or already know they are slow (physically)
In both cases they generally don't look to the next base as a possibility.
At the advanced level of development players may recognize their own limits.
At younger ages there may be some tells who is the slow player.
However, with the potential for more development to come from that younger player, it would be advisable to stay with the mindset of get to the next base at every moment the ball is in play.
Thinking skills develop and physical skills can develop.
I wouldn't want to pigeonhole someone at a young development stage and say
' well you'll never be a quick base runner, stay close to your base'
because we can grow out of that.