Close Play Techniques

[Foulball]

Originally posted by mrm21711
I was wondering what schools teach or what should be done on close plays? Example: Steal of second base. Should you be watching the ball and let it turn you and then focus to a point on the base, glove, whatever? What is the "correct" and best technique to get the close plays correct?

There are several things you can do to better in order to better your ability to get a "safe / out" call right.

But one of the first things I think of first is positioning. You don't want to be too close to a play, and you don't need to be to far back either. Getting into positon to have the best angle you can, and to be the best distance away from it, requires you getting out there and doing it. There are some "rules of thumb" for what the best positions are for different types of plays, but ultimately, you will take these "rules of thumbs" and tweak them alittle maybe to best serve you. Like; eyesight, speed, agility, etc...all come into play.

But perhaps the most important one of all is, to be a set position, not moving, and focused on the play when it happens, regardless of the distance or the angle you may or may not have.