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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Or the coach just doesn't want the batter to have to THINK about when they can run, so it's easier for him/her to just tell them to run on every event.
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Exactly. Especially with players just making the transition from REC (even in 14U, not so much in 16U), it's hard to keep them from starting back to the dugout even on the dropped third strike, so to start getting them into the mindset, we tell them to run on all third strikes. The first base coach can wave them off if the strike is caught. We do the same on foul balls.