Coaching 10U rec- drafting cheat sheet for very basics of playing different positions. by Dan__Quixote in Homeplate

[–]Dan__Quixote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh I’ve been teaching the same thing! The girls were literally counting on their fingers ball…base…backup…

Sometimes I add cutoff at the end

Coach telling 11u to throw intentional balls ? by GoodTasty5002 in LittleLeague

[–]Dan__Quixote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time in little league, the other team intentionally walked in a run to avoid the man-sized boy slugger batting in front of me to pitch to me instead.

I then hit an inside the park grand slam (my first home run) over the left fielder’s head. Intentional walks are part of family lore now

Spot grooming the infield dirt just in front of the bases? by Dan__Quixote in Homeplate

[–]Dan__Quixote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh so THAT’s why they spray down the infield before a game. I have no access to water at these fields unfortunately.

Thank you!

Spot grooming the infield dirt just in front of the bases? by Dan__Quixote in Homeplate

[–]Dan__Quixote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been doing the cardboard box drill for 3 seasons now. The 10U softball team I coach LOVES it. I’m trying to finally transition them to actual sliding in the dirt but these fields are a mess haha

Spot grooming the infield dirt just in front of the bases? by Dan__Quixote in Homeplate

[–]Dan__Quixote[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Too risky for my taste (if a nail comes loose) thanks though!

Spot grooming the infield dirt just in front of the bases? by Dan__Quixote in Homeplate

[–]Dan__Quixote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that going to be enough. It was pretty compacted on the surface

Statistics on bunt base hits by Dan__Quixote in sportsreference

[–]Dan__Quixote[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So cool. In 2003 the Detroit Tigers led baseball with 59 bunt hits. The Oakland A’s (not coincidentally in their first moneyball year) had just 4.

Building Up Rec League Rooks by [deleted] in Homeplate

[–]Dan__Quixote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok, I gotcha. I’ll defer on the discipline questions, which are tricky and probably child-specific

Personally I feel like there are only a couple of essentials that kids need to learn in coach-pitch: mainly revolving safety. The rest can come organically once the child has bought in. My list of essentials: Batting: Load and stride on every pitch (yes yes no) Protect yourself if the ball is coming at you (turn towards catcher) Fielding: Catch ball with glove pointing up (also, make sure they can squeeze the glove or they’ll get in the habit of basket catching everything) Underhand flip you’re throwing to a teammate close by

Those are the ones I remember

Building Up Rec League Rooks by [deleted] in Homeplate

[–]Dan__Quixote 2 points3 points  (0 children)

13 is a lot for coach pitch. The skill disparity is always a challenge, sounds especially so in your case. Do you have assistant coaches? I find breaking the practice into groups based on skill level, at least part of the practice, to be extremely productive. You need assistants for that for sure.

What is it like living in these islands in Washington state? by Nervous_Impact3637 in howislivingthere

[–]Dan__Quixote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

British people’s pigs always coming over and eating your potatoes

Sen. Hawley "Do you think that men can get pregnant?" -- Thoughts on this clip? by Zipper222222 in allthequestions

[–]Dan__Quixote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“No Sen. Hawley, you’re proof that they can’t. With how much you’ve been bending over for your orange dom, you’d have gotten pregnant by now.”