Coach needing assistance with balks

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Originally Posted by johnnyg08

to be honest, teach them to throw strikes at that age...I really wouldn't worry much about balks...if they learn how to correctly pitch, you won't see many balks...I've watched a lot of ball at that age and there's not much picking off going on anyway...there's my .02...don't get so caught up in technical stuff as angles and stuff...teach them to pitch properly and to throw strikes...that's what they need to learn at this age.

Agreed, not a lot of pickoffs, but, if you don't teach them to hold runners including a throw over, you will get stolen on a lot.