bat hitting ball - maybe

[MD Longhorn]

There will always be times that we are blocked or straight lined. Our job, with positioning and mechanics, is to minimize those times. You've learned how to make adjustments on plays on the bases to minimize those times there. Do the same here.

On a slow dribbler, you know you aren't going to need to rush out of the box and up the line quite so quickly. Adjust your exit from your starting position on short hits so that you can see the ball. Step to the right instead of around the catcher if that's what it takes to see the ball as it goes up the line. The bat is not the only thing you need to watch for - if the ball's on the line and the batter is running by it, you need to be able to see if it hits the batter and whether it's fair or foul when it does so.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

you need to be able to see if it hits the batter and whether it's fair or foul when it does so.

Probably what I was focused on.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

On a slow dribbler, you know you aren't going to need to rush out of the box and up the line quite so quickly. Adjust your exit from your starting position on short hits so that you can see the ball. Step to the right instead of around the catcher if that's what it takes to see the ball as it goes up the line..

Something I will try when I get the chance. I guess just getting out further would help angle.

[Little Jimmy]

This one falls under the "just move on" category. There are times where no matter how good your positioning is, you and your partner don't see what the coaches/fans "see". It happens. They may be right. They may not be. If you or your partner didn't go immediate dead ball, then it's time to move on. "You may be right coach, but since my partner or myself didn't see it, I have to stick with the call".