International Tie-breaker - Defensive Strategies
I held a discussion among American coaches in summer of 2017 on the International Tie Breaker and how to coach it, hoping that it may help some younger coaches learn through the discussion process. I am not going to just give opinion or dogma here, but let you see some more important points made in the discussion. So here is the posted question on the internet Fast-Pitch site.
At the World Cup in Oklahoma City this past summer, the Aussie coach made what I considered a fatal error in coaching against Team Canada during their international tie-breaker. At the European Championships in Ronchi de Legionari, Italy, the Russian coach made almost the exact same error coaching against the eventual winners, The Netherlands, in a 1-1 game. Until that moment in the game, I felt the Cuban guy coaching the Russia team actually out-coached the perennial “top dogs”, The Netherlands.
I have a few questions for your consideration, but only considering the DEFENSE and potential strategies at this time:
1) How do you coach this situation as the VISITING and HOME team coaches?
2) What are your strategies and why? Help newer coaches understand with your detailed explanation.
3) One team has a distinct disadvantage! Which is it, and WHY?
4) Can you guess the mistake the coaches made, mentioned above? Think of the worst case scenario as a coaching mistake. Their mistake was not a total mistake of strategy, they had already committed to a strategy, but it got lost in the heat of battle in the 8th and 9th innings.
Remember, this is about only the Defensive perspective.
I held a discussion among American coaches in summer of 2017 on the International Tie Breaker and how to coach it, hoping that it may help some younger coaches learn through the discussion process. I am not going to just give opinion or dogma here, but let you see some more important points made in the discussion. So here is the posted question on the internet Fast-Pitch site.
At the World Cup in Oklahoma City this past summer, the Aussie coach made what I considered a fatal error in coaching against Team Canada during their international tie-breaker. At the European Championships in Ronchi de Legionari, Italy, the Russian coach made almost the exact same error coaching against the eventual winners, The Netherlands, in a 1-1 game. Until that moment in the game, I felt the Cuban guy coaching the Russia team actually out-coached the perennial “top dogs”, The Netherlands.
I have a few questions for your consideration, but only considering the DEFENSE and potential strategies at this time:
1) How do you coach this situation as the VISITING and HOME team coaches?
2) What are your strategies and why? Help newer coaches understand with your detailed explanation.
3) One team has a distinct disadvantage! Which is it, and WHY?
4) Can you guess the mistake the coaches made, mentioned above? Think of the worst case scenario as a coaching mistake. Their mistake was not a total mistake of strategy, they had already committed to a strategy, but it got lost in the heat of battle in the 8th and 9th innings.
Remember, this is about only the Defensive perspective.