We will be a second-year 10s travel team in the Fall. We played all B rules last year -- stealing 3rd only, no continuation, play is over when pitcher has the ball in the circle...
I know there may be minor rule quirks from league to league but in general what should we be preparing for come Fall? Not just rules but style of play? I've spoken to some other coaches in the area and all said to prepare for:
But also, I think:
What am I missing?
I know there may be minor rule quirks from league to league but in general what should we be preparing for come Fall? Not just rules but style of play? I've spoken to some other coaches in the area and all said to prepare for:
- Baserunning (continuation, look back, stealing all bases)
- More bunting
- Better pitching
But also, I think:
- More OF action? We typically can "cheat up" and use our short fielder on the edge of the grass as another infielder, and our right fielder plays shallow enough we've had 9-3 ground-outs... I get the sense we need them to play deeper and we need to spend a lot of time on running down fly balls
- Players with set positions/defined roles -- less rotating players/shuffling line-ups?
- Parents getting more chirpy about positions, playing time, threatening to jump to club if they don't get their way? (Last three years they've been mostly supportive... mostly)
- Girls caring more about winning?
What am I missing?