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Originally Posted by JeffM
I think I might be able to convince him on a philosophical level, but I don't know if it would change anything.
Almost all of the 12U teams in this area hold the runner on 3rd base. Some even do it when the pitchers pitch from the wind up. So, he is more likely to do what the other 12U coaches do rather than what is done at the HS level.
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If it helps, the rest of the country is not doing this, at any level, much less 12U. The disadvantage of having him in a non-ideal position to field a ground ball FAR outweighs the step or two you're gaining by having the runner take a shorter lead. If, philosophically, coach thinks having F5 out of position for a grounder and very possibly giving up a hit when he shouldn't have is outweighed by a step or two on a runner who will very likely not need that step or two... I suggest you find a better coach.