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Old Wed Jan 13, 2010, 11:45am
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Originally Posted by Lapopez View Post
Thanks. Do you guys think it is a waste to talk about the two pumps and rotations. No pitchers do that these days, right?
If it were me, I'd quickly review the rules and mechanics of balks and then focus on the 6 or 7 most common ones. Demonstrate those so that your trainees will recognize them when they see them.

Also be sure to explain why the jump step and jab step are legal moves, why it's impossible to balk to 2B, and the rule about throwing to an unoccupied base. That will help prevent your trainees from calling legal moves a balk.

I don't recall whether you mentioned a time limit, but just doing that much will take an hour or more.
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