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Originally posted by FUBLUE
I worked a national recently and we worked 2-person all the way through the tournament. I saw many situations where two person mechanics fail to get the best coverage. I was wondering what you all have found to be faults of the two-person system and if you have suggestions to correct the coverage.
Here's one: R1 on 2B, line shot to F9 with possible throw to F3. BU is watching the play at first, PU is watching the hit ball. Who's watching R1 touch/miss 3B? (A coach in this area teaches his kids in this situation to miss the base by about 3 feet on this situation because he knows no one is looking at the runner).
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FUBLUE,
If the line shot is near the line then PU's first responsibility has to be fair/foul and then catch or no catch. If the shot becomes playable then the BU should pick up the BR and the PU should be moving a few steps towrds third and picking up R1.
You post states a "possible" throw to first and that the BU is watching the play at first. In your description, there is no play at first base as a play requires there to a runner and the ball.
Michael