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As the pitcher's coach would it be ok to instruct the pitcher to request time once he has control of the ball and the runner is back on the bag? That's how we resolved this "issue" a few seasons ago and it seemed to work well but I couldn't tell you if this is/was a good way to proceed.
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We're not the tenth player on defense as officials, so no, I wouldn't grant the coach time to allow his pitcher to return to the mound. What the defensive coach should be doing is teaching his pitchers to not turn their backs on the runner on their way back to the mound. If they've got the coordination to pitch a baseball, they certainly have the coordination to walk backwards toward the mound while holding the runner. Tim. |
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I have mentioned this idea to probably four or five coaches over the past three years and always get this blank stare as they try and process the idea of a player walking backwards. |
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It surprises me that you're seeing this at the 12 year old level, Dan. When I worked a lot of youth ball I didn't see this at that level. It was the 9U kids that were constantly doing it. By age 12 they should have learned how to defend against it.
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Last edited by youngump; Mon Sep 19, 2011 at 06:12pm. |
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You mean do something that's really obvious? Coaches in LL minors are usually really new at coaching. Combine this with their not understanding 7.13 (the no-leadoff rule) and you get really strange activity.
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sorry if my misclarification caused any confusion. |
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