This is from a Divn 1 college coaches camp. Bunt and Slap defense with runner at first.
1. 1'st and 3rd baseman start out at 30 feet - no exceptions. We wil not try and "trick" the offense. Hold your ground untill the ball is down. If you charge too soon and the batter sees it she may try to push/slap it past you. As you creep in on the bunt- squeese into the middle.
2. The Pitcher will act as a "safety" and will not charge in as much as the corners. They will be acking up in case the bunt gets by the 1st or 3 rd baseman.
3. The middle infielders will start in the base-line. Shortstop will shade toward 2nd and the 2nd baseman will shade toward 1'st.
4. If the 3'rd baseman field the ball the catcher will cover 3'rd and the pitcher will go to 3rd to back up or take the bag if the catcher is unable to get there.
5. The left fielder wll back up 3rd , the center fielder will back up a throw to 2nd from the home area and if there is no throw they will break toward left field to back up a possible throw from 1st. The right fielder will break toward the right field line and then back up 1'st.
Slappers. Depending on how fast your right handed hitters are. At 12U we took my very fast daughter and coverted to a left handed hitter. She hit 427 as a right handed hitter, but the ability to slap from the left side and her speed now at 14 has made her a pest to get out. It took one year for her to learn to hit for power, but it was worth the change.
1. 1'st and 3rd baseman start out at 30 feet - no exceptions. We wil not try and "trick" the offense. Hold your ground untill the ball is down. If you charge too soon and the batter sees it she may try to push/slap it past you. As you creep in on the bunt- squeese into the middle.
2. The Pitcher will act as a "safety" and will not charge in as much as the corners. They will be acking up in case the bunt gets by the 1st or 3 rd baseman.
3. The middle infielders will start in the base-line. Shortstop will shade toward 2nd and the 2nd baseman will shade toward 1'st.
4. If the 3'rd baseman field the ball the catcher will cover 3'rd and the pitcher will go to 3rd to back up or take the bag if the catcher is unable to get there.
5. The left fielder wll back up 3rd , the center fielder will back up a throw to 2nd from the home area and if there is no throw they will break toward left field to back up a possible throw from 1st. The right fielder will break toward the right field line and then back up 1'st.
Slappers. Depending on how fast your right handed hitters are. At 12U we took my very fast daughter and coverted to a left handed hitter. She hit 427 as a right handed hitter, but the ability to slap from the left side and her speed now at 14 has made her a pest to get out. It took one year for her to learn to hit for power, but it was worth the change.