Chris Delorit
Member
You have alot of good opinions already. Trust your baseball instincts, less the base path and leads.
I'll add a couple ideas...
Your players are always in motion, where the initial play is the pitch where there's always a secondary play to the bag. Eventually that natural rhythym will develop. Keep in mind the possibility that she may be timid in her reaction to second because she just may not understand the proper mechanics of receiving and applying a tag without getting hurt.
Absolutely, many coaches play their IF too deep for their physical capabilities. You can certainly bring them in a bit. Shorten the ground coverage and length of throw. There are various reasons, but my experience is that the lack of a backhand play is forcing the SS so deep in the hole to cover excess ground (to make a forehand play rather than a backhand) for the deficiency in that skill. At younger ages, there aren't usually an abundance of rocket shots to the hole between SS & 3rd.
You can also utilize your 2nd baseman in more coverage based on some scouting and percentages, and even utilize shifts if you so chose.
Your baseball IQ will translate great, just remembering that the action is shorter distances and quicker movements.
Let us know how it goes.
Chris
I'll add a couple ideas...
Your players are always in motion, where the initial play is the pitch where there's always a secondary play to the bag. Eventually that natural rhythym will develop. Keep in mind the possibility that she may be timid in her reaction to second because she just may not understand the proper mechanics of receiving and applying a tag without getting hurt.
Absolutely, many coaches play their IF too deep for their physical capabilities. You can certainly bring them in a bit. Shorten the ground coverage and length of throw. There are various reasons, but my experience is that the lack of a backhand play is forcing the SS so deep in the hole to cover excess ground (to make a forehand play rather than a backhand) for the deficiency in that skill. At younger ages, there aren't usually an abundance of rocket shots to the hole between SS & 3rd.
You can also utilize your 2nd baseman in more coverage based on some scouting and percentages, and even utilize shifts if you so chose.
Your baseball IQ will translate great, just remembering that the action is shorter distances and quicker movements.
Let us know how it goes.
Chris