I like the steal 1 base per pitch. It encourages the catchers a make a play on the runner, if you remove this rule Teams are going to just leave the runners go because they probably are not going to get the runner out anyways so why risk a throw?
Fair point quincy. My recommendation is to allow one base on a steal and no more than one base on an overthrow. This would mean a runner could potentially gain up to 2 bases on a play. Sure some runners may score from 3rd on a throw to 2nd but the odds are good they will score anyway on a subsequent play. We encourage our catchers to be aggressive and throw the ball on all steals (unless it is a PB/WP where there is no play) and would do this even if they may give up an extra base because we want them to learn. The runner will be stealing 3rd on the next pitch anyway so what did it accomplish by holding him. It is also difficult to convince an 8YO fielder to hustle into position and make a good play to cover up when he knows full well he doesn't have to because the play has been stalled.