Yeah i think i mentioned that up thread. I knew that was the case for protest. I guess they had a lot of delays for protested calls.Bring $200 cash to games.
Hmm...
it's done to have a runner standing on second and to potentially draw a throw so the runner goes from third to home. If you wait to steal on the pitch you could be giving up a strike for your batter or grounding into a double play.It's a little bush league at 10U to be sending runners to 2nd IMO. Just steal on the next pitch anyway and try to get a throw. I've never seen a 10U team defend it and not sure I've seen a 12U team defend it too well either.
But I would say the ump got it wrong as I understand the rule.
I guess I just don't like teaching girls plays/strategies that they will rarely if ever be doing when they get older or play at a higher level. My HS team will get an easy out if you try it and most of the teams we play will do the same to us. So why teach something at 10/12 that you won't be doing in 2-4 more years?
The most enjoyable time I ever had coaching 10U was when they had a no steal home policy. Made the league so much better. Had to actually earn your runs instead of waiting for the inevitable past ball.
Softball needs to amend rules a little better for the different age groups IMO.
It's a little bush league at 10U to be sending runners to 2nd IMO. Just steal on the next pitch anyway and try to get a throw. I've never seen a 10U team defend it and not sure I've seen a 12U team defend it too well either.
But I would say the ump got it wrong as I understand the rule.
I guess I just don't like teaching girls plays/strategies that they will rarely if ever be doing when they get older or play at a higher level. My HS team will get an easy out if you try it and most of the teams we play will do the same to us. So why teach something at 10/12 that you won't be doing in 2-4 more years?
The most enjoyable time I ever had coaching 10U was when they had a no steal home policy. Made the league so much better. Had to actually earn your runs instead of waiting for the inevitable past ball.
Softball needs to amend rules a little better for the different age groups IMO.
It is actually used at the highest levels of softball. Watched several d1 teams do this on TV this year and it's common in pgf at all levels. Most coaches don't trust their hitters enough to sacrifice a possible out...It's a little bush league at 10U to be sending runners to 2nd IMO. Just steal on the next pitch anyway and try to get a throw. I've never seen a 10U team defend it and not sure I've seen a 12U team defend it too well either.
But I would say the ump got it wrong as I understand the rule.
I guess I just don't like teaching girls plays/strategies that they will rarely if ever be doing when they get older or play at a higher level. My HS team will get an easy out if you try it and most of the teams we play will do the same to us. So why teach something at 10/12 that you won't be doing in 2-4 more years?
The most enjoyable time I ever had coaching 10U was when they had a no steal home policy. Made the league so much better. Had to actually earn your runs instead of waiting for the inevitable past ball.
Softball needs to amend rules a little better for the different age groups IMO.