Obstruction Q - holding a runner on 3rd base

[JeffM]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Can you have a discussion with him on why? Try to point him at the way the HS kids (and up) play. Coaches need to get taught too, that's why there are coaching clinics.

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.